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Judex

1916 · 317 min

A moody, shadowy silent serial that unfolds slowly, blending revenge, romance, and intrigue with a theatrical, old-world charm.

Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen
Tagline
A serial in twelve episodes.
Overview
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)

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Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Written by
Arthur Bernède, Louis Feuillade
Starring
René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen, Édouard Mathé, Gaston Michel, Yvonne Dario, Yvette Andréyor, Juliette Clarens
Cinematography
Léon Klausse, André Glatti
Runtime
317 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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