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A Modern Hero

1934, Movie, NR, 70 mins

A Modern Hero: Review

The only film made in the US by the brilliant Austrian Pabst was a disappointment to its creator, to his admirers, and to the public. Critics of the time laid the blame on the unfamiliar language Pabst was forced to accommodate--thus the need for dialog director Collins--but Pabst was accustomed to polylingual filming; his L'ATLANTIDE (1932) was simultaneously shot in three languages, including English. The story deals with the rise and fall of the ruthless, ambitious Barthe... read more leave a comment