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Pawns of Passion (1928)

Pawns of Passion poster
Original title
Die Liebeshölle
Directed by
Wiktor Biegański, Carmine Gallone
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent German drama from 1928 about a love triangle that leads to emotional suffering. The story follows three people caught in a painful romantic conflict.

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What happens

Pawns of Passion (German: Marter der Liebe) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Wiktor Biegański and Carmine Gallone and starring Olga Chekhova, Harry Frank and Hans Stüwe. The film was released in the United States in 1929. The film is also known by several other alternative titles including Liebeshölle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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