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The Big Shot (1922)

The Big Shot poster
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film from Germany about a man who tries to pull off a big trick or scheme. It follows his attempts and the trouble that results.

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What happens

The Big Shot (German: Der große Wurf) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Hugo Fischer-Köppe, Wilhelm Diegelmann, and Hugo Döblin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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