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The Man with the Limp (1928)

The Man with the Limp poster
Original title
Das Geheimnis von Genf
Directed by
Franz Seitz Sr., Willy Reiber
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent German film set in Geneva. It involves a secret and a character with a limp. The story unfolds with quiet tension and dramatic gestures.

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What happens

The Man with the Limp (German:Das Geheimnis von Genf) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Willy Reiber and Franz Seitz and starring Christa Tordy, Alfred Abel and Carmen Cartellieri. The film's art direction was by Ludwig Reiber. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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