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The Renunciation (1909)

The Renunciation poster
Directed by
D. W. Griffith
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman makes a sacrifice for the man she loves. The film is a silent drama from the early 1900s.

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What happens

The Renunciation is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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