Barrabas

Barrabas

1919 · 489 min · ★ 5.4 · Crime

Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of revenge, after his father was unjustly guillotined for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, the mistress of an American millionaire. Later, the sister of Claude Varèse, Françoise, is kidnapped by Dr Lucius, one of the henchmen of Barrabas. Serialised over 12 chapters.

Directed by Louis Feuillade · Written by Louis Feuillade

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Fernand Herrmann L'avocat Jacques Varèse
Édouard Mathé Raoul de Nérac
Gaston Michel Rudolph Strélitz
Georges Biscot Biscotin
Blanche Montel Françoise Varèse

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