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A Fair Exchange (1909)

A Fair Exchange poster
Directed by
D. W. Griffith
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short silent film tells the story of a weaver whose gold is stolen and who then adopts a child. It is based on the novel Silas Marner by George Eliot.

dramaticsilentstraightforwardearnestsimpledatedslowserious

What happens

A Fair Exchange è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da David W. Griffith. È la prima trasposizione cinematografica di un romanzo di George Eliot. Il soggetto del film è tratto da Silas Marner, romanzo che venne poi adattato per il cinema numerose volte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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