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Guillotine (1924)

Guillotine poster
Directed by
Guido Parisch
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent German drama follows characters caught up in the events surrounding a guillotine. The film tracks their personal struggles and conflicts within that setting.

dramaticperiodsomberstarkhistoricalslow-pacedseriousstylized

What happens

Guillotine is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Guido Parish and starring Willy Fritsch, Marcella Albani and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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