Poverty and Compassion (1908)

Directed by

Lewin Fitzhamon

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a short silent film from 1908. It shows a poor man who is sent to prison for stealing food to support his family.

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What happens

Poverty and Compassion è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. Un pover'uomo viene messo in carcere perché ha rubato per sfamare la sua famiglia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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