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The Isle of Zorda (1921)

The Isle of Zorda poster
Original title
Mathias Sandorf
Directed by
Henri Fescourt
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 04m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man seeks revenge against those who wronged him. The story takes him from Hungary to a mysterious island.

classicswashbucklingstatelymelodramaticdistantseriousepisodicnostalgic

What happens

Mathias Sandorf is a 1921 French historical adventure film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Romuald Joubé, Yvette Andréyor and Jean Toulout. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Mathias Sandorf by Jules Verne. A later sound version of the story Mathias Sandorf was released in 1963. The film was distributed in America by Pathe Exchange under the alternative title The Isle of Zorda. Some scenes were shot around Nice on the French Riviera. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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