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The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915)

The Man Who Couldn't Beat God poster
Directed by
Maurice Costello
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to challenge or resist a higher power. The film follows his personal struggle and the consequences of his actions.

old-fashioneddramaticsolemnslow-pacedtheatricalseriousmoralistic

What happens

The Man Who Couldn't Beat God is a 1915 American silent film written by Harold Gilmore Calhoun and directed by Maurice Costello and Robert Gaillard. It stars Maurice Costello, Robert Gaillard, and Mary Charleson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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