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The Conspiracy in Genoa (1921)

The Conspiracy in Genoa poster
Original title
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
Directed by
Paul Leni
Genre
drama film, silent film, historical film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German silent film based on a play by Friedrich Schiller. It tells the story of a political conspiracy in the Italian city of Genoa. The main character plots to overthrow the ruling power.

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What happens

The Conspiracy in Genoa (German: Die Verschwörung zu Genua) is a 1921 German silent historical drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Maria Fein and Fritz Kortner. It is an adaptation of the 1783 play Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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