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Directed by | Arrigo Bocchi |
Written by | Kenelm Foss |
Based on | The Slave 1899 novel by Robert Hichens |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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The Slave is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Jean-Marie de l'Isle, Hayford Hobbs and Charles Vane. It was based on the 1899 novel of the same name by Robert Hichens. [1]
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The Wages of Sin is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Kenelm Foss, Mary Odette and Hayford Hobbs. It is based on the 1891 novel of the same name by Lucas Malet.
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The Slave is an 1899 novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.