Albert Capellani Movies

  • 1908
    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    4.61908HD

    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
  • 1912
    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    La Bohème

    101912HD

    The story of a free-spirited Bohemian. Capellani would remake the film in the U.S. in 1916 with a longer runtime.

    La Bohème
  • 1910
    Athalie

    Athalie

    Athalie

    91910HD

    “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
  • 1911
    The Terror

    The Terror

    The Terror

    6.51911HD

    An actress returns from the theatre and discovers her apartment has been burglarized; she lights a cigarette and the room catches fire; the burglar...

    The Terror
  • 1970
    The Impostor

    The Impostor

    The Impostor

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    Comedy of errors about Sir Anothony, his twin brother Blink and his son Aubrey. Mary Priestly is fooled but by the end flourishes.

    The Impostor
  • 1912
    The Mysteries of Paris

    The Mysteries of Paris

    The Mysteries of Paris

    81912HD

    The Mysteries of Paris
  • 1913
    Germinal

    Germinal

    Germinal

    5.71913HD

    Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.

    Germinal
  • 1912
    Le signalement

    Le signalement

    Le signalement

    6.51912HD

    A insane child killer is loose! He finds a place to hide. A home where a little girl and an infant are alone.....

    Le signalement
  • 1910
    La Complice

    La Complice

    La Complice

    81910HD

    Silent film.

    La Complice
  • 1914
    The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror

    5.51914HD

    The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as Citizen Morand, is organizing the...

    The Reign of Terror
  • 1913
    The Absentee

    The Absentee

    The Absentee

    7.51913HD

    Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite...

    The Absentee
  • 1919
    A Damsel in Distress

    A Damsel in Distress

    A Damsel in Distress

    91919HD

    Maud March, the rebellious daughter of a millionaire, goes to New York to see her sweetheart Geoffrey who left town years ago. Her aunt Carolyn wants...

    A Damsel in Distress
  • 1908
    Don Juan

    Don Juan

    Don Juan

    61908HD

    Pathé's version of José Zorrilla's play, Don Juan Tenorio.

    Don Juan
  • 1913
    Le Nabab

    Le Nabab

    Le Nabab

    01913HD

    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
  • 1911
    Bread for the Birds

    Bread for the Birds

    Bread for the Birds

    5.51911HD

    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
  • 1916
    The Feast of Life

    The Feast of Life

    The Feast of Life

    01916HD

    Aurora Fernandez, a poor Cuban girl, is persuaded against her will to become betrothed to Don Armada, a wealthy Cuban. She loves Pedro, a young...

    The Feast of Life
  • 1913
    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

    Les Misérables - Part 4: Cosette and Marius

    71913HD

    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
  • 1921
    Ninety-Three

    Ninety-Three

    Ninety-Three

    91921HD

    In Britain, during the revolution, the nephew of the Marquis de Lantenac, Gawain (P. Capellani) befriends Cimourdain (H. Krauss), a priest who...

    Ninety-Three
  • 1907
    The Talisman

    The Talisman

    The Talisman

    6.51907HD

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

    The Talisman
  • 1908
    L'Assommoir

    L'Assommoir

    L'Assommoir

    5.91908HD

    Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is...

    L'Assommoir