Barberousse
Flamboyant thriller in which a bandit, garbed in an eye patch and an outlandish beard, terrorizes a forested area, in order to boost sales of a newspaper he owns.
Director
Abel Gance
Writers
N/A
Stars
Léon Mathot, Émile Keppens, Maud Richard
Release Date
April 13, 1917
Language
None
Country
France
🎭 Top Cast
Léon Mathot
as Trively
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Émile Keppens
as Gesmus
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Maud Richard
as Odette Trively
👤
Germaine Pelisse
as Pauline
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Yvonne Briey
👤
Henri Maillard
👤
Doriani
Paul Vermoyal
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Production
Le Film d'Art
💡 Did You Know?
To save money for the Nalpas company, Gance shot two different films with the same four actors and in the same location, at the same time.One was Barberousse and the other was Les Gaz Mortels.
📖 Synopsis
Flamboyant thriller in which a bandit, garbed in an eye patch and an outlandish beard, terrorizes a forested area, in order to boost sales of a newspaper he owns.