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The Doll (1920)

1920 · Silent film · 66 min · dir. Ernst Lubitsch

  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
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Synopsis

Because the Baron of Chanterelle wants to preserve his family line, he forces his timid nephew Lancelot to choose one of the village maidens to wed. Lancelot flees to a monastery to escape the forty eager maidens. When the gluttonous monks discover that the Baron is offering a large sum for the marriage, they suggest Lancelot marry a mechanical doll instead. The doll maker has just finished making a replica of his daughter Ossi, but his assistant accidentally breaks it and convinces the real…

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Details

Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Writer
Ernst Lubitsch
Cinematography
Kurt Waschneck
Studio
Projektions-AG Union
Released
1919-12-05
Original title
Die Puppe
Running time
66 minutes

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