Au Secours!
1924 film by Abel Gance / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Au Secours! is a 1924 short French silent comedy film directed by Abel Gance[2] and starring Max Linder. The French title translates into English as "Help!". The film is also known as The Haunted House in some reference books. The film was made on a dare, with Gance filming the entire project in three days, with the help of his friend, actor Max Linder. Linder had just returned to France after several years of trying to start an acting career in Canada.[3]
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Au Secours! | |
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Directed by | Abel Gance |
Written by | Max Linder Abel Gance |
Produced by | Abel Gance |
Starring | Max Linder |
Cinematography | Émile Pierre André-Wladimir Reybas Georges Specht |
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Running time | 23 minutes[1] |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Max Linder, depressed since his service in World War I, had earlier entered into a suicide pact with his younger wife in 1924, the year after they were married, but the attempt failed and the event was hushed up. Their second attempt succeeded however in 1925, and the pair succumbed to an overdose of poison and blood loss from slitting their wrists, leaving behind a very young daughter Maud. Quentin Tarantino included a reference/ homage to Linder in his 2009 film, Inglourious Basterds.[4]