Not Guilty
Original title: Anaïc ou Le balafré
1908 · 10 min
Georges MélièsCast
Credits
Produced by: Georges Méliès
Plot
Three burglars invade a house, kill two people, and blind a third person, a woman. The police arrest the wrong man.
Sinekatalog’s take
A short silent crime melodrama that ends with an innocent man arrested for a brutal burglary. It is rough and sensational, valuable chiefly as an example of early moralistic screen storytelling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 4.8 / 10 (203 votes)
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