Episode of Series “History of the Motion Picture”.
This is a shortened version with music and commentary of Cecil B. De Mille’s elaborate 1925 romantic drama on the theme of reincarnation. An estranged couple are involved in a disastrous train crash and revert to their former lives in the Middle Ages. The train wreck was a remarkable piece of staging, placing the lives of the leading actors at risk.
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ACMI Identifier
009203
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Appreciation
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - United States - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reincarnation
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)