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La Grève (1925)

1925 · Silent film · 92 min

Synopsis

In 1912, in the Russian Empire, factory workers are driven to the breaking point while informers recruited from the underworld hunt the union leaders. A worker falsely accused of stealing a micrometer hangs himself; his fellow workers strike, and the strike is bloodily suppressed by the tsarist army.

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Running time
92 minutes
Language
French

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