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Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

Directed by Jean Epstein · Cinematography by Georges Lucas, Jean Lucas

72 min33 frames

Horror

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Allan arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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