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The Little Thing (1923)

The Little Thing poster
Original title
Le Petit Chose
Directed by
André Hugon
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man struggles through a difficult life in 19th century France. The film follows his experiences from childhood through adulthood as he faces hardship and heartbreak.

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What happens

The Little Thing (French: Le petit chose) is a 1923 French silent film directed by André Hugon and starring Max de Rieux, Alexiane and Jean Debucourt. It is based on the 1868 work Le Petit Chose by Alphonse Daudet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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