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The One Million Pound Note (1916)

The One Million Pound Note poster
Directed by
Alexander Korda
Genre
silent film
Country
Hungary
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor man receives a million pound banknote as part of a bet between two wealthy brothers. He must survive for a month without spending it.

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What happens

The One Million Pound Note (Hungarian: Az egymillió fontos bankó) is a 1916 Hungarian silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Lajos Ujváry, Gyula Nagy and Aladár Ihász. It is an adaptation of Mark Twain's 1893 short story The Million Pound Bank Note. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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