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The Death of the Duke D'Enghien (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 15 min · dir. Albert Capellani

  • Short
  • Drama
  • History

Synopsis

The incidents in this picture took place in 1803-4 when Napoleon was First Consul. In August, 1803, Napoleon discovered a conspiracy hatched in England in which three Englishmen were implicated. The aim of the conspirators was to restore to the throne of France one of the Bourbons. The Prince de Conde, father of the Duke D'Enghien, was in England at this time and he probably was associated with the conspirators. The Duke D'Enghien had already borne arms against the French Republic in the…

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Director
Albert Capellani
Running time
15 minutes

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