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Camera Obscura (1921)

Camera Obscura poster
Original title
Camera obscura
Directed by
Max Obal
Genre
silent film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
57 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a case in a German silent film. The story follows him as he uncovers clues and faces danger.

suspensefulmysteriousold-fashionedquietintriguingmelodramaticslow-paced

What happens

Camera Obscura is a 1921 German silent mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher, Alexander Granach, and Walter Dysing. It was part of the Stuart Webbs series of detective films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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