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Ddsritten under cirkuskupolen AKA Death Ride Under the Circus Dome (1912)

Also known as The Last Performance

1912 · Silent film · 16 min · dir. Georg af Klercker

  • Drama

Synopsis

Rose Mailand, the celebrated equestrienne of the famous Barnon Circus, awakens the love of Count Hans von Harten, and they are ideally happy until the Count's father angrily forbids the marriage, which compels the Count to adopt the circus for a livelihood. His spectacular thriller, "The Platform of Death," wins him the title of the "Greatest Horseman in the World," and because of the public admiration his wife becomes jealous and plans revenge. She drugs his horse, and as he mounts the…

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Details

Director
Georg af Klercker
Writer
Charles Magnusson
Studio
Svenska Biografteatern
Released
1912-08-11
Original title
Dödsritten under cirkuskupolen
Running time
16 minutes

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