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The Man in the Cellar (1914)

The Man in the Cellar poster
Original title
Stuart Webbs: Der Mann im Keller
Directed by
Joe May
Genre
silent film, thriller film
Country
German Empire
Runtime
52 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective named Stuart Webbs investigates a case connected to a man hidden in a cellar. The story follows his efforts to uncover the truth in a tense situation.

suspensefultensemysteriousatmosphericrestrainedmethodicalgritty

What happens

The Man in the Cellar (German: Der Mann im Keller) is a 1914 German silent thriller film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher, Max Landa and Olga Engl. It was part of a series of films featuring the fictional detective Stuart Webbs. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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