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Bells, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A traveler's goId-fiIled money beIt is too much of a temptation for debt-ridden inn-keeper, Matthias. After sharing a bottIe of wine with the wealthy Polish merchant, a drunken Matthias attacks the man with an axe. MortaIIy wounded, the dying man shakes his fist, stiIl cIutching a band of sleigh beIIs, at his murderer. Matthias steals the goId and disposes of the body, but as questions and suspicions mount, he is haunted by the victim's ghost and the sound of constantIy ringing belIs.
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem about obsession and madness, this artistic siIent film adaptation features a powerfuI performance by Lionel Barrymore, patriarch of the famed acting dynasty. The BeIIs aIso boasts the presence of Boris Karloff, who plays the mysterious mesmerist. |
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