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Anaïc ou le Balafré poster
FRANCE · 1908

Anaïc ou le Balafré

Georges Méliès
European Art Cinema crime mistaken identity police violence injustice
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Synopsis

Three burglars invade a house, kill two people, and blind a third person, a woman. The police arrest the wrong man.

Year1908
CountryFrance
DirectorGeorges Méliès
MovementEuropean Art Cinema
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