Alcohol and Its Victims (1902)

1902 · Silent film · 5 min · dir. Ferdinand Zecca

• Drama
• silent film

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Synopsis

Les victimes de l'alcoolisme (English: Alcohol and its victims) is a 1902 French short drama film directed by Ferdinand Zecca, inspired by the 1877 naturalist novel L'Assommoir by Emile Zola. It is the first film inspired by this novel and one of first films aimed at fulfilling an objective of general social interest, in this case the fight against alcoholism.

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Details

Director

Ferdinand Zecca

Writer

Ferdinand Zecca

Studio

Pathé Frères

Released

1902-05-29

Original title

Les Victimes de l'alcoolisme

Running time

5 minutes

Cast & crew

• Ferdinand Zecca Director

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