Rent Judex (1917)
3.7 of 5 from 47 ratings
6h 20min
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- Synopsis:
The fraudulent banker receives a Favraux (Louis Leubas) with Judex (René Cresté), signed request to replace his victims the damage, otherwise he would not survive the day. Favraux ignored the message and is then poisoned promptly on the evening held engagement party for his daughter. This is a message from Judex and donates after she learned of her father's secretary Vallières that the banker was a criminal, the whole legacy of welfare. It later turns out that Favraux is not really dead, Judex has him rather dazed and kidnapped to make him pay in the cellars of Château rouge in life-long imprisonment for his crimes. When the criminals pair Diana Monti (Musidora) and Robert Morales (Jean Devalde) learn this, they try to get Favraux in their hands to reclaim the worn out by his daughter assets. The following are involved kidnapping and blackmail, in the course of Judex multiple Jacqueline (Yvette Andréyor) Favraux must save, where he falls in love and comes with its mission as an avenger in conflict. - Actors:
- René Cresté, Musidora, René Poyen, Édouard Mathé, Gaston Michel, Yvonne Dario, Yvette Andréyor, Juliette Clarens, Jean Devalde, Georges Flateau, Louis Leubas, Marcel Lévesque, Olinda Mano
- Directors:
- Louis Feuillade
- Writers:
- Arthur Bernède, Louis Feuillade
- Genres:
- TV Action & Adventure, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries, TV Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 French-Language Remakes, Top Films
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/11/2024
- Run Time:
- 380 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new audio commentaries on the prologue, 'The Mysterious Shadow', 'Atonement', 'The Water Sprite' and 'The Forgiveness of Love' by genre film expert and Video Watchdog founder Tim Lucas
- Feuillade in Context - Brand new interview with writer, composer and silent film accompanist Neil Brand
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. The Mysterious Shadow
2. Atonement
3. The Fantastic Hounds
4. The Secret of the Tomb
5. The Tragic Mill
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
6. The Liquorice Kid
7. The Woman in Black
8. The Dungeons of the Chateau-Rouge
9. When the Child Appeared
10. The Heart of Jacqueline
11. The Water Sprite
12. The Forgiveness of Love
- Special Features
