Albert Capellani Movies

  • 1919
    The Virtuous Model

    The Virtuous Model

    The Virtuous Model

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    Denise Fleury supports her invalid mother in the Montmartre slums by making artificial flowers in a factory. When she loses her job, Denise is...

    The Virtuous Model
  • 1905
    Le Chemineau

    Le Chemineau

    Le Chemineau

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    An adaptation of an episode in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, where Jean Valjean is welcomed into the Bishop of Digne's home, and steals his...

    Le Chemineau
  • 1906
    Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp

    Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp

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    The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marriage to a princess. But his rival, an...

    Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp
  • 1911
    The Schemer

    The Schemer

    The Schemer

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    A cheating bride is caught on photographic film.

    The Schemer
  • 1908
    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

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    Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The...

    Sleeping Beauty
  • 1907
    The Talisman

    The Talisman

    The Talisman

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    "Le Pied de Mouton" is an adaptation of an old French stage play titled "The Talisman" written by Alphonse Martainville and César...

    The Talisman
  • 1912
    The End of Robespierre

    The End of Robespierre

    The End of Robespierre

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    This film is not exceedingly well acted, but has the additional charm of being taken from the actual history of the man whose personality dominated...

    The End of Robespierre
  • 1911
    La danseuse de Siva

    La danseuse de Siva

    La danseuse de Siva

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    Stacia Napierkowska (1886-1945) was one of the most successful of the many dancers who appeared onstage, in Paris and internationally, as Hindu...

    La danseuse de Siva
  • 1912
    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

    Manon Lescaut

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    Seventeen-year-old Des Grieux, studying philosophy at Amiens, comes from a noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the...

    Manon Lescaut
  • 1907
    Jim's Apprenticeship

    Jim's Apprenticeship

    Jim's Apprenticeship

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    Boireau's father keeps trying to apprentice him to a different trade. Each time, the youngster annoys the customers and destroys the goods and...

    Jim's Apprenticeship
  • 1906
    Poor Mother

    Poor Mother

    Poor Mother

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    A woman loses her only child. She turns to drink and begins to hallucinate an image of her beloved child.

    Poor Mother
  • 1909
    The King Amuses Himself

    The King Amuses Himself

    The King Amuses Himself

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    The King Amuses Himself
  • 1908
    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

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    An old merchant gets lost in the forest and arrives at a magnificent garden where he sits and picks some magnificent roses. Suddenly, the hideous...

    Beauty and the Beast
  • 1911
    Bread for the Birds

    Bread for the Birds

    Bread for the Birds

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    Like Max Ophüls, Capellani set many films in the theatre – backstage, on stage, in the public eye; Here is a rags-to-riches story of a...

    Bread for the Birds
  • 1913
    Le Nabab

    Le Nabab

    Le Nabab

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    Bernard Jeansoulet supports his brother Louis and his mother through his work. Louis finds a job in Paris, where he gets carried away by the...

    Le Nabab
  • 1913
    Les Misérables - Part 3: Cosette

    Les Misérables - Part 3: Cosette

    Les Misérables - Part 3: Cosette

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    The Thenardiers and their small daughter, Eponine, and young son, Gavroche, are seen at their dingy country tavern. Here little Cosette, the daughter...

    Les Misérables - Part 3: Cosette
  • 1913
    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

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    The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his...

    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius
  • 1910
    Athalie

    Athalie

    Athalie

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    “The Queen of Judah has gained her throne by eliminating the Royal Princes, but one is still alive and protected by the high priest. In a dream...

    Athalie
  • 1913
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    4.31913HD

    Directed by Albert Capellani.

    Les Misérables
  • 1906
    The Bell Ringer's Daughter

    The Bell Ringer's Daughter

    The Bell Ringer's Daughter

    5.21906HD

    An old man, bell ringer at Notre Dame de Paris, disowns his daughter who has an affair with a young frivolous gentleman.

    The Bell Ringer's Daughter