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The Silent Mill (1914)

The Silent Mill poster
Original title
Die Geschichte der stillen Mühle
Directed by
Richard Oswald
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
German Empire, Germany
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family's life is disrupted by secrets and conflicts at an isolated mill. The drama unfolds with emotional tension and a quiet sense of tragedy.

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What happens

The Silent Mill or The Story of the Silent Mill (German: Die Geschichte der stillen Mühle) is a 1914 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Abel, Ferdinand Bonn and Robert Valberg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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