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Justice (1917)

Justice poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets drawn into a legal case that tests the boundaries of fairness. The story follows the personal consequences of a crime and the rigid justice system that handles it.

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What happens

Justice is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gerald du Maurier, Hilda Moore, and Lilian Braithwaite. It was based on the 1910 play Justice by John Galsworthy. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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