Bandits En Automobile - Silent (1912)
1912 · Silent film · 28 min · dir. Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
- Crime
Synopsis
IMPORTANT: Music begins at peak volume, so that volume can immediately be set to a comfortable level. While writers often claim "The Musketeers of Pig Alley" (released 6 months after this) established the gangster film genre, this short film racks up two cop killings, a carjacking, two bank robberies, a car chase/shootout, and synchronized shooting in stylish long coats (late 1980s HK film-style). Films don't get more gangster than this. Two episodes providing a contemporary account of the bold…
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Details
- Director
- Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
- Running time
- 28 minutes
Cast & crew
- Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset Director
