West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar

1928 · 70 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (32 votes)
Dir. Tod Browning · Starring Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter, Jacqueline Gadsden, Tiny Ward · Music William Axt

A story of love and revenge in the African jungles!

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A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

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A silent film of operatic melodrama, this is a visually striking and intensely unsettling tale of obsession and revenge. Its expressionistic style and exotic setting create a unique, psychotronic atmosphere that lingers long after viewing.

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