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Parsifal (1904)

Parsifal poster
Directed by
Edwin Stanton Porter
Genre
silent film, medieval film
Country
United States
Runtime
25 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is an early silent film adaptation of Richard Wagner's opera about a knight's quest for the Holy Grail. It follows Parsifal as he encounters temptation and suffering on his path to spiritual purity.

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What happens

Parsifal is a 1904 American silent film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and directed by Edwin S. Porter. It is based on the 1882 opera Parsifal by Richard Wagner, and stars Adelaide Fitz-Allen as Kundry and Robert Whittier as Parsifal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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