4 Devils (1928)

Directed by

F. W. Murnau

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama about four orphaned performers who work in a circus. Their close bonds are tested when one of them risks everything for a love affair.

melancholicromanticsomberslow-burntragicvisually lushatmosphericemotionally intense

What happens

4 Devils (also known as Four Devils) is a lost 1928 American synchronized sound drama film directed by German director F. W. Murnau and starring Janet Gaynor. While the 1928 version of the film had no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film movietone process. The synchronized version had only a limited release. The film was withdrawn to add talking sequences and the final part-talkie version was released to theatres in June 1929. Both versions appear to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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