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The Truants (1922)

The Truants poster
Directed by
Sinclair Hill
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman run away from their responsibilities and societal expectations. Their choices lead to personal consequences and moral reckonings.

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What happens

The Truants is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Morgan, George Bellamy and Lewis Gilbert. It is an adaptation of the 1904 novel The Truants by A.E.W. Mason. It was made by Britain's largest film company of the era Stoll Pictures. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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