Sumurûn

Sumurûn

1910 · 75 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Earlier version of Reinhardt Orientalist pantomime, later remade by Lubitsch: a pathetic hunchback performer and a flirtatious dancing girl get involved at the court of a despotic Arabian desert sheikh, complete with sinister eunuchs.

Directed by Max Reinhardt · Written by Friedrich Freksa

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