The Bargain (1914)

Directed by

Reginald Barker

Genre

Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An outlaw on the run must make a deal to survive in the old west. This silent film features a charismatic lead character and focuses on the harsh reality of frontier life.

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What happens

The Bargain is a 1914 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart. It was the first feature film starring Hart, who would go on to become the most popular Western actor of the silent film era. In 2010, it was one of the 25 films added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." The second Hart Western to be named to the National Film Registry (after Hell's Hinges in 1994), The Bargain was said to have been selected because of Hart's charisma, the film's authenticity and realistic portrayal of the Western genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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