El presidio (1930)

Directed by

Édgar Neville

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Spanish-language version of the American prison film 'The Big House'. It follows prisoners in a large prison as they cope with harsh conditions and conflicts with each other and the guards.

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What happens

Carcere (El presidio) è un film del 1930 diretto da Ward Wing. È la versione in spagnolo del film di George W. Hill The Big House: nei primi anni del cinema sonoro era comune che le versioni in lingua straniera dei film venissero prodotte direttamente a Hollywood con un diverso cast tecnico e artistico ma utilizzando gli stessi set e costumi. La sceneggiatura originale di Frances Marion venne tradotta e adattata da Edgar Neville. Carcere fu distribuito negli Stati Uniti dalla Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer il 14 novembre 1930. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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