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A Fool’s Revenge
UNITED STATES · 1909

A Fool’s Revenge

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood sacrifice mistaken identity murder plot class conflict redemption
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Synopsis

A court fool believes the Duke is after his beautiful daughter, and arranges to have the Duke murdered. The daughter overhears the plot and, disguised in the Duke's cloak, sacrifices her life to save him.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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