Underplayed Gems

The Eccentric (1929)

The Eccentric poster
Original title
Der Sonderling
Directed by
Walter Jerven
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
Weimar Republic
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent comedy from 1929 in Germany. It follows an eccentric character who stands out from the crowd and gets into comic situations.

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What happens

The Eccentric or The Odd One (German: Der Sonderling) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Walter Jerven and starring Karl Valentin, Liesl Karlstadt, and Truus van Aalten. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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