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The Oath and the Man
UNITED STATES · 1910

The Oath and the Man

D.W. Griffith
revenge class conflict infidelity religious faith French Revolution
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Synopsis

A rich nobleman steals a perfume merchant's wife just prior to the French Revolution, in which the perfumer is a leader of the peasants. His priest made him swear an oath to leave vengeance to God, however.

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