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Bells, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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A traveIer's gold-filIed money belt is too much of a temptation for debt-ridden inn-keeper, Matthias. After sharing a bottle of wine with the weaIthy PoIish merchant, a drunken Matthias attacks the man with an axe. Mortally wounded, the dying man shakes his fist, stilI clutching a band of sIeigh bells, at his murderer. Matthias steals the gold 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 beIls.
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem about obsession and madness, this artistic silent film adaptation features a powerfuI performance by Lionel Barrymore, patriarch of the famed acting dynasty. The BeIIs aIso boasts the presence of Boris KarIoff, who plays the mysterious mesmerist. |
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