The 10 best screenplays of silent cinema
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1. Intolerance (1916)
Passed | 163 min | Drama, History
The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, F.A. Turner
Votes: 16,729 | Gross: $2.18M
2. Häxan (1922)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Fantasy, Horror
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Benjamin Christensen, Elisabeth Christensen, Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan
Votes: 16,745
3. L'invitation au voyage (1927)
40 min | Short, Drama
Tired of being ignored by her husband, a young woman heads off to a nautical-themed nightclub, frequented by rowdy sailors. Her attentions is caught by a handsome naval officer.
Director: Germaine Dulac | Stars: Raymond Dubreuil, Emma Gynt, Robert Mirfeuil, Paul Lorbert
Votes: 334
4. Greed (1924)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller
Votes: 10,768 | Gross: $0.16M
5. The Blizzard (1923)
101 min | Drama
Gunnar Hede, a young Swedish man, wants to become a professional musician, but when his father suddenly dies he is pressured by his family to take over the family business, raising and ... See full summary »
Director: Mauritz Stiller | Stars: Gustav Aronson, Stina Berg, Hugo Björne, Pauline Brunius
Votes: 201
6. Fièvre (1921)
43 min | Short, Drama
Topinelli, who runs a bar in a harbor in Marseille with his wife Sarah, begin to quarrel in conflict when a sailor, who turns out to be a past lover of Sarah, dances with her on arrival to the bar.
Director: Louis Delluc | Stars: Ève Francis, Edmond Van Daële, Gaston Modot, Elena Sagrary
Votes: 363
7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,103
8. Limit (1931)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Three people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
Director: Mario Peixoto | Stars: Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira
Votes: 2,879
9. Rotaie (1929)
91 min | Drama
A young honeymooning couple are lured away to a seaside resort by a high-society sleazeball, who has plans to seduce the girl, while at the same time her hubby in desperation stakes all his money on the roulette wheels.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora, Daniele Crespi, Giacomo Moschini
Votes: 140
10. The Last Command (1928)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond
Votes: 4,523
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