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In Old Alsace (1920)

In Old Alsace poster
Original title
L'Ami Fritz
Directed by
René Hervil
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in Alsace considers marriage in the early 20th century. The film follows his romantic choices and the social customs of the region.

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What happens

In Old Alsace (French:L'ami Fritz) is a 1920 French silent film directed by René Hervil and starring Léon Mathot, Huguette Duflos and Thérèse Kolb. It was based on a novel by Alexandre Chatrian and Emile Erckmann and was remade as a sound film of the same title in 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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