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A Narrow Escape (1920)

Original title: L'angoissante aventure

1920-11-19 · 1h 0m · FR
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The marquis de Granier would like his son Charles to end his current relationship for a respectable marriage. His younger brother Octave tries to help but Yvonne Lelys tricks him and he nearly leaves his family for the dancer. He even follows her to Constantinople. He falls asleep while writing to his father and dreams that he is a movie actor who, driven by poverty, sneaks into his father's home to rob him. As his father catches him, he kills him. Thankfully, it was all a dream.

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Yakov ProtazanovDirector

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Ivan MosjoukineIvan MosjoukineOctave de GranierValentine DarkValentine DarkLucie de MorangeNatalia LysenkoNatalia LysenkoYvonne LelysCamille BardouCamille BardouDimitri BuchowetzkiDimitri BuchowetzkiCharlesAlexandre ColasAlexandre ColasMarquis de GranierNicolas KolineNicolas KolineNicolas PanoffNicolas PanoffVera OrlovaVera Orlova

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Genre affinityComedy · Adventure · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference633413

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What is A Narrow Escape about?

The marquis de Granier would like his son Charles to end his current relationship for a respectable marriage. His younger brother Octave tries to help but Yvonne Lelys tricks him and he nearly leaves his family for the dancer. He even follows her to Constantinople. He falls asleep while writing to his father and dreams that he is a movie actor who, driven by poverty, sneaks into his father's home to rob him. As his father catches him, he kills him. Thankfully, it was all a dream.

How long is A Narrow Escape?

A Narrow Escape has a runtime of 60 minutes.