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La prison sur le gouffre
(1912) France
B&W : Serial / Six chapters / 12 reels
Directed by Louis Feuillade

Cast: Renée Carl [Madame Bertin mère], René Navarre [le Marquis de Fiers], Suzanne Grandais [Madame Bertin], Paul Manson [Monsieur Bertin], Ernest Bourbon

Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by [?] Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont? / Six chapters (two reels each): [1] “3 brumaire an V,” released 3 March 1912 (at 568 metres); [2] “Intimité,” released 4 March 1912; [3] “La vengeance,” released 5 March 1912; [4] “Sur l’abîme,” released 6 March 1912; [5] “L’autre vengeance,” released 8 March 1912; [6] “Le pardon,” released 9 March 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 5 May 2012.

References: Website-IMDb.