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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. The film was inspired by the novel ''The Daughter of the Bear Tamer'' by

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.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Revenge''
at silentera.com''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 The film had a synchronized music score and sound effects. No copies of ''Revenge'' are known to exist in film archives.

Cast

in billing order: *

as Rascha *

as Costa *Sophia Ortiga as Binka *

as Jorga *

as Tina * José Crespo as Stefan *

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as Jancu * Marta Golden as Leana *Jess Cavin as Lieutenant De Jorga

Production

had the luxury of renaming the film adaptation as ''Revenge'', as she believed that all of her film successes began with the letter "R" (''

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'' (1927), ''

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'' (1928), and ''

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'' (1928)). While del Rio was in the middle of divorcing Jaime Martínez del Río in 1926, ''Revenge'' was abandoned. She eventually divorced him in 1928. Production resumed on ''Revenge'' in June 1928 and was finished filming by August 1928.

Film score

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composed the music for ''Revenge''.

Cinematography

''Revenges'' cinematographers were

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and

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Editing

Editing of ''Revenge'' was done by Jeanne Spencer.

Reception

Release

''Revenge'' was released on November 3, 1928, in United States film theatres.

References

Citations

Sources

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External links

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Stills
at silenthollywood.com
Still
at gettyimages.com 1928 films American silent feature films United Artists films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Lost American films 1928 romantic drama films Films directed by Edwin Carewe 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{silent-romantic-drama-film-stub