The Crowd

The Crowd

1928 · 98 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (153 votes)
Dir. King Vidor · Starring Eleanor Boardman, James Murray, Bert Roach, Estelle Clark, Daniel G. Tomlinson, Dell Henderson
DramaRomance

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

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A sweeping, yet deeply personal, look at love and loss in the unforgiving concrete jungle. It captures the crushing weight of urban anonymity and the quiet desperation of ordinary lives, all told with breathtaking visual poetry.

melancholicpoignantwistfulbleaksteadysilent filmexpressionistepic scopeperiod pieceanonymityurban alienationlovetragedy
new york citymarriagetragedysilent film
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