Underplayed Gems

Onésime a un duel à l'américaine (1912)

Onésime a un duel à l'américaine poster
Directed by
Jean Durand
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
5 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man named Onésime quarrels with an American over a newspaper in a private club. They fight a pistol duel that spills through the city, then reconcile in jail when they learn the paper is old news.

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What happens

Onésime a un duel à l'américaine est un film muet français réalisé par Jean Durand et sorti en 1912. Dans un cercle privé, Onésime déclenche une altercation avec un américain pour la possession d'un journal. Il s'ensuit un duel au pistolet avec feu à volonté : sur le pré, chez les particuliers, dans les réunions... Arrêtés par la police, ils se réconcilient en prison car le journal convoité était celui de la veille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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