The Sorrows of Satan (1917)

Original title

The Sorrows Of Satan

Directed by

Alexander Butler

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

56 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor writer is deeply depressed and agrees to sell his soul to the Devil. In this silent film based on a novel, the Devil appears as a wealthy and handsome prince.

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What happens

The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios, and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil. The 1895 novel by Marie Corelli depicted the Devil sympathetically, a controversial choice that spurred significant sales. In the commercially successful film adaptation, Satan appears as a handsome, wealthy prince. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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