The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 French film)
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Not to be confused with The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 American film).
| The Fall of the House of Usher | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Epstein |
| Produced by | Jean Epstein |
| Screenplay by | Luis Buñuel Jean Epstein |
| Story by | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Starring | Marguerite Gance Jean Debucourt Charles Lamy |
| Cinematography | Georges Lucas Jean Lucas |
| Release date(s) | 5 October 1928 |
| Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent film French intertitles |
The Fall of the House of Usher (French: La Chute de la maison Usher) is a 1928 French horror film directed by Jean Epstein, based on the Gothic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Luis Buñuel worked on the film with Epstein, and had previously worked as assistant director on Epstein's film Mauprat from 1926. Critic Roger Ebert put it on his list of Great Movies.
It is not to be confused with the American short film The Fall of the House of Usher also made in 1928, directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber.
[edit] External links
- The Fall of the House of Usher at the Internet Movie Database
- The Fall of the House of Usher is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more] (English dubs and Spanish subs over French cards)
- The Fall of the House of Usher at AllRovi
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