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Possession (1919)

Possession poster
Directed by
Henry Edwards
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man and a woman fall in love but face obstacles from their families and society. The story follows their struggle to be together.

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What happens

Possession is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel Phroso: A Romance by Anthony Hope. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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