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The Fall of the House of Usher

Film19281h 3mReleased

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Director
Jean Epstein
Language
French
Released
1928-10-04
Runtime
1h 3m

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7.1144 votes on TMDB

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6.6

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The story

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Allan arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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Cast

  • Jean Debucourt
    Jean DebucourtSir Roderick Usher
  • Marguerite Gance — artwork unavailable
    Marguerite GanceMadeleine Usher
  • Charles Lamy
    Charles LamyAllan
  • Fournez-Goffard
    Fournez-GoffardThe Doctor
  • Luc Dartagnan
    Luc DartagnanBar Customer
  • Abel Gance
    Abel GanceBar Customer
  • Halma — artwork unavailable
    HalmaBar Waiter
  • Pierre Hot — artwork unavailable
    Pierre HotBar Customer
  • Pierre Kefer — artwork unavailable
    Pierre KeferBar Customer