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The Closed Chain (1920)

The Closed Chain poster
Original title
Die Geschlossene Kette
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent crime drama from 1920s Germany. The story follows characters caught in a web of events that connect them in unexpected ways.

silent-eradramatictensestylizedearly-cinemagerman-expressionistslow-burn

What happens

The Closed Chain (German: Die geschlossene Kette) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Pola Negri, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Carl Ebert. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Winter (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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