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The Fake Emir (1924)

The Fake Emir poster
Original title
Menschen und Masken, 1. Teil: Der falsche Emir
Directed by
Harry Piel
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be an emir. He gets into all sorts of trouble. The story follows his adventures.

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What happens

The Fake Emir (German: Der falsche Emir) is a 1924 German silent adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Hermann Leffler and Claire Rommer. It was followed by A Dangerous Game. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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