Movie
Barrabas
1919 · 489 min
A slow-burning silent crime serial that feels like a tense, shadowy descent into a world of ruthless villains and determined revenge.
- Directed by
- Louis Feuillade
- Genres
- Crime
- Starring
- Fernand Herrmann, Édouard Mathé, Gaston Michel
- Overview
- Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of revenge, after his father was unjustly guillotined for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, the mistress of an American millionaire. Later, the sister of Claude Varèse, Françoise, is kidnapped by Dr Lucius, one of the henchmen of Barrabas. Serialised over 12 chapters.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Revenge, crime, betrayal, justice
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Louis Feuillade
- Genres
- Crime
- Starring
- Fernand Herrmann, Édouard Mathé, Gaston Michel
