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Tonka Sibenice (1930)

Tonka Sibenice poster
Original title
Tonka Šibenice
Directed by
Karl Anton
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Czechoslovakia, France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a poor background struggles with love and survival in a harsh society. She faces prejudice and hardship that lead to her downfall.

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What happens

Tonka of the Gallows (Czech: Tonka Šibenice, French: Tonischka, German: Die Galgentoni) is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Ita Rina, Vera Baranovskaya and Josef Rovenský. It is an adaptation of the novella Die Himmelfahrt der Galgentoni by Egon Erwin Kisch. The movie was shot as a silent movie, but later Czech, German and French post-synchronized sound versions were made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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