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Possession (1922)

Possession poster
Original title
Phroso
Directed by
Louis Mercanton
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story unfolds between a woman and a man from different social classes. Their relationship is tested by family obligations and societal expectations.

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What happens

Possession or Phroso is a 1922 British-French silent drama film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Malvina Longfellow, Reginald Owen and Max Maxudian. It is based on the 1897 novel Phroso: A Romance by Anthony Hope. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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