''Barrabas'' is a 1920 French silent

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thriller

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directed and written by

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...

Plot

Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the brutal leader of an underground gang who causes mayhem and destruction to the lives of civilized people. A

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, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring Strelitz to justice for the purpose of

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, after his father was wrongly

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d for the murder of Laure d'Hérigny, a

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of a missing American

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. Later Claude Varèse's sister, Françoise, is then abducted by the evil Dr Lucius, one of Barrabas' henchmen.

Cast

Fernand Herrmann Fernand Herrmann (21 February 1886 – April 1925) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 26 films between 1914 and 1925. He appeared in films such as the Louis Feuillade-directed ''Les Vampires'' serial that ran in installments f ...

... L'avocat Jacques Varèse *

Édouard Mathé Édouard Mathé (1886–1934) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 51 films between 1914 and 1924. Mathe appeared ''Barabbas'' in 1920. He regularly appeared in films directed by Louis Feuillade, such as the 1915 ''Les Vampires'' ...

... Raoul de Nérac *

Gaston Michel Gaston Michel (1856 – November 1921) was a French silent film actor. He starred in some 40 films between 1913 and his death in 1921. He died in November 1921, in Lisbon, Portugal. Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1915) * ''Judex ...

... Rudolph Strélitz *

Georges Biscot Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944. He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and he died on 18 December 1944 in Paris. F ...

... Biscotin *

Blanche Montel Blanche Montel (14 August 1902 – 31 March 1998) was a French actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1914 and 1943. External links * 1902 births 1998 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century Fren ...

... Françoise Varèse *

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... Biscotine *Albert Mayer ... Rougier * Edmond Bréon ... Dr. Lucius * Lugane ... Simne Delpierre *

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... Laure d'Herigny *

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... Noëlle Maupré *

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... Laugier *

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... La petite Odette

Episodes

External links

* 1920 films French silent feature films French black-and-white films French gangster films French crime thriller films Films directed by Louis Feuillade 1920s crime thriller films Silent thriller films 1920s French films Film serials {{crime-thriller-film-stub