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A Race for Millions (1912)

A Race for Millions poster
Original title
La Course aux millions
Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
12 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man dies and his niece must claim her inheritance by a deadline or the estate goes to the housekeeper. The film follows her race against time.

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What happens

La corsa ai milioni (La Course aux millions) è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Louis Feuillade. Dopo la morte di un anziano signore, la nipote deve reclamare la sua eredità entro una data prestabilita se vuole entrare in possesso dei suoi beni che, altrimenti, andranno alla governante. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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