Feu Mathias Pascal (1926)

1926 · Silent film · 178 min · dir. Marcel L'Herbier

• Comedy
• Drama
• Romance

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Synopsis

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once rich family, marries beautiful Romilde, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare, as well as his job as assistant librarian in his home town. His only moments of lights are his mother and his baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked he leaves his hometown and gets to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the Casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse…

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Details

Director

Marcel L'Herbier

Running time

178 minutes

Cast & crew

• Marcel L'Herbier Director
• Ivan Mozzhukhin
• Marcelle Pradot
• Lois Moran

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