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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Mater Dolorosa
19330 FR
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BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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One of the most popular melodrama films directed by Abel Gance. A paranoide, fanatical and obsessively jealous husband obducts his own son to bully his wife.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Antonin Artaud
Gaston Dubosc
Samson Fainsilber
Jean Galland
Line Noro
Jean Servais
Gaby Triquet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Abel Gance
- Writers
- Abel Gance
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Abel Gance directs. Roger Hubert behind the camera. Andrée Danis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 193 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Abel Gance, shot by Roger Hubert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Andrée Danis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Antonin Artaud and Gaston Dubosc and Samson Fainsilber carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0023199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Roger Hubert
- Editing
- Andrée Danis
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Abel Gance
Key crew
- EditorAndrée Danis
- Art DirectionRobert Gys
- SoundRobert Bugnon
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1934-03-13· New York City, New York
