Anton the Terrible

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Anton the Terrible
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Directed by William C. deMille
Screenplay by Marion Fairfax
Jules Eckert Goodman
Charles Sarver
Story byThomas H. Uzzell
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Theodore Roberts
Anita King
Horace B. Carpenter
Harrison Ford
Edythe Chapman
Hugo B. Koch
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 28, 1916 (1916-09-28)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Anton the Terrible is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax, Jules Eckert Goodman and Charles Sarver. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Anita King, Horace B. Carpenter, Harrison Ford, Edythe Chapman and Hugo B. Koch. The film was released on September 28, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Cossack Anton Kazoff seeks revenge for the wrongs inflicted on his sister Olga.

Cast

Surviving material

A fragmentary print (footage unknown) is preserved at the British Film Institute/National Film and Television Archive (London). [3]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences archive has 8x10 photographic stills of the film. [4]

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References

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  2. "Anton the Terrible". AFI. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Anton The Terrible / William C De Mille | Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. "Anton the Terrible, 1916". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.