Paul Capellani

Germinal

Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern...

The Common Law

Based on the Novel by Robert W. Chambers of New York City life among the upper-crust, Valerie West , artist/mod...

Camille

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Arman...

Ninety-Three

In Britain, during the revolution, the nephew of the Marquis de Lantenac, Gawain (P. Capellani) befriends Cimou...

Une femme a menti

Robert Chapelain, a renowned lawyer, loves Annette Rollan, a salesgirl. When his children Jean and Jacqueline w...

The Feast of Life

Aurora Fernandez, a poor Cuban girl, is persuaded against her will to become betrothed to Don Armada, a wealthy...

Le Carnaval des vérités

Comtesse Della Gentia and her lover Paul attempt to seduce and blackmail a rich neighbour Juan, who is in love...

Le courrier de Lyon

Directed by Albert Capellani.

One Law for Both

Elga Pulaski and her brother Ossip live in Warsaw. They belong to a secret society whose goal is to liberate Po...

La Vie de Bohème

Mimi, an orphan, is taken in by a drunken innkeeper and becomes a domestic. She meets Rudolphe, scion of a well...

The Siren

La Glu tells the story of a woman, separated from her husband, and of evil reputation, who at a summer resort t...

Babbling Tongues

When elderly Joseph Moreau and his young wife Therese offer refuge to starving young dramatist Paul Savary, gos...

Aladdin and His Wonder Lamp

The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marri...

L'Assommoir

Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based...

The Death of the Duke of Enghien in 1804

Directed by Albert Capellani.

Phroso

An Englishman, Lord Wheatley, purchases an island over which reigns the supremely beautiful Phroso, thus dispos...

Anna Karenina

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she mee...

The Reign of Terror

The scene takes place in Paris in March 1793 during the Reign of Terror. The Knight of Maison-Rouge, posing as...

The Girl from Arles

The young hero, Frederick, is leaving his country home and going to the city to attend the bull fight, and whil...

The Richest Girl

A girl needs to marry by a year to get her aunt's money but her fiancé has left. After getting permission from...

Camille

Marguerite is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Ar...

A Bald Lie

John Jones has a bald head and a jealous wife, which, to say the least, is a very bad combination. Also John ha...

The Foolish Virgin

A 1916 film.

The Escape from the Tuileries

The Count of Champcenetz is governor of the Palace of the Tuileries. His mistress Grace Elliott, a young widow,...

Le Bercail

Evelyne attempts to reconnect with her family after a traumatizing experience with a young writer.

La Bohème

The story of a free-spirited Bohemian. Capellani would remake the film in the U.S. in 1916 with a longer runtim...

The Siege of Calais

Historical film set during the Hundred Year War.

Patrie

Éternel amour

Montargis' Dog

The aristocrat Macaire, out of jealousy, plans to ambush his comrade Montargis because the King favors him.

L'illusion des yeux

Marie Stuart

L'Œuvre de Jean Serval

The work of Jacques Serval.

Sémiramis

Directed by Camille de Morlhon. Set in ancient Babylon.

The Dark Silence

In Paris Mildred White becomes romantically involved with both Derwent Ainsworth and Dr. Mario Martinez. She pr...

Don Juan

Pathé's version of José Zorrilla's play, Don Juan Tenorio.