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De forældreløse (1917)

De forældreløse poster
Directed by
Oscar Gustafson, Peter Lykke-Seest
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 25m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent Norwegian drama from 1917. A brother and sister are heirs to a large fortune and their guardian tries to steal the money.

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What happens

De forældreløse (English: The Orphans) was a 1917 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Peter Lykke-Seest, starring Esben Lykke-Seest and Lullu Hansteen. The siblings Beate and Jens Coldevin are heirs to a great fortune, and their warden Robertson is trying to get his hands on the money. The film is today considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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