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Orient (1928)

Orient poster
Original title
Frauenraub in Marokko
Directed by
Gennaro Righelli
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent adventure film from 1928. It follows a group of people in North Africa who get involved in a kidnapping situation. The story involves romance and action against a desert backdrop.

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What happens

Orient (German title: Frauenraub in Marokko) is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Dolly Davis, Vladimir Gajdarov and Claire Rommer. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It premiered at the Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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