''Barrabas'' is a 1920
French silent crime
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thriller
film serial
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directed and written by
Louis Feuillade
Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...
.
Plot
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the brutal leader of an underground gang who causes mayhem and destruction to the lives of civilized people. A
lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of
revenge, after his father was wrongly
guillotine
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d for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, a
mistress
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Romance and relationships
* Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a ...
of a missing American
millionaire
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. Later Claude Varèse's sister, Françoise, is then
abducted by the evil Dr Lucius, one of Barrabas' henchmen.
Cast
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Fernand Herrmann ... L'avocat Jacques Varèse
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Édouard Mathé ... Raoul de Nérac
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Gaston Michel ... Rudolph Strélitz
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Georges Biscot ... Biscotin
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Blanche Montel
Blanche Montel (14 August 1902 – 31 March 1998) was a French actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1914 and 1943.
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1902 births
1998 deaths
French film actresses
French silent film actresses
20th-century Fren ...
... Françoise Varèse
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Jeanne Rollette ... Biscotine
*Albert Mayer ... Rougier
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Edmond Bréon ... Dr. Lucius
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Lugane ... Simne Delpierre
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Lyne Stanka ... Laure d'Herigny
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Violette Jyl ... Noëlle Maupré
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Laurent Morléas ... Laugier
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Olinda Mano ... La petite Odette
Episodes
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1920 films
French silent feature films
French black-and-white films
French gangster films
French crime thriller films
Films directed by Louis Feuillade
1920s crime thriller films
Silent thriller films
1920s French films
Film serials
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