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Kill No More!
The director and co-writer Lupu Pick plays musician Erik Paulsson, who loses his beloved son after a peaceful yet critical poetry reading is raided by the tsarist forces. Paulsson, beside himself with grief, kills the officer responsible and is sentenced to life, which will mean 18 years in prison before he is free again. While he is inside, by a strange quirk of fate, his daughter Karin falls in love with writer Sebald Brückner, the son of the state prosecutor, who indicted Paulsson and is a staunch advocate of the death penalty. The conflict between the fathers does not impair the relationship of the young couple. However, when Sebald’s long-desired success on the stage is threatened by a vengeful theatre director who had sexually harassed Karin, he is enraged and kills the other man in a fight. The prosecutor now must face the blow of losing his own son to the death penalty.
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Plot Summary
As a silent film from 1919, specific plot details for 'Kill No More!' are not widely documented. However, the title suggests a narrative that likely delves into themes of morality, consequence, or perhaps a dramatic confrontation. It would have relied on visual storytelling and intertitles to convey its story to audiences of the era.
Critical Reception
Information regarding the critical reception of 'Kill No More!' (1919) is extremely scarce. As a silent film from the early 20th century, many films from this period have been lost or have had their contemporary reviews poorly preserved. Any existing critical commentary would be fragmented and difficult to access.
What Reviewers Say
Due to the film's age and likely obscurity, a consensus on its reception is not available.
The film's thematic elements, suggested by its title, would have been typical of early 20th-century melodrama or moralistic tales.
As a silent film, its success would have been judged by its visual impact and narrative clarity for its time.
Google audience: There is no available data on Google user reviews for 'Kill No More!' (1919). This is typical for films from this historical period.
Fun Fact
Many silent films from the 1910s and 1920s are considered 'lost films' because the nitrate film stock they were printed on was highly flammable and degraded over time, and distribution and preservation practices were not as robust as they are today.
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