The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather

A Short film of

Maurice Tourneur

Produced by

Eclair

Production year1913

Runtime15 min

Synopsis

Adapted from a one-act Grand Guignol play based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether', the film portrays a visitor to an insane asylum where it becomes clear that the inmates have taken control. Telling the visitor that a cure for insanity has been found by cutting out an eye of the patient and then slitting his throat, the "director" hurries into another room, reemerges with blood all over his hands and, as blood seeps from beneath the door, incites other inmates who now surround the visitor.

Credits

Director (1)

Maurice Tourneur
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Actors (4)

Henri Gouget

Henry Roussell

Renée Sylvaire

Anatole Bahier

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Eclair

French distribution : Eclair

Full credits (2)

Adaptation : André De Lorde

Authors of original work : Edgar Allan Poe, André De Lorde

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Literary adaptation
Production language : Silent
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 1913
Runtime : 15 min
Production formats : 35mm
Color type : Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.33
Audio format : Silent

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