This movie was adapted from a newspaper serial (Strange Tales of the Adventurer in the Wild Country) and released in 18 feature-length parts over a period of 3 years (1928-31). In its entirety it would be 27 hours long.
If you have twenty-seven hours to kill and a high tolerance for flickering black-and-white film stock, this might be for you. Realistically, though, it’s for the completionists and the people who want to see where every 'flying' swordsman trope actually started. Most of it is lost to time now, but what remains—and the ...
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"If you have twenty-seven hours to kill and a high tolerance for flickering black-and-white film stock, this might be for you. Realistically, though, it’s for the completionists and the people who want to see where every 'flying' swordsman trope actually started. Most of it is lost to time now, but what remains—and the sheer reputation of it—is exhausting just to think about. It’s not a movie so much as a lifestyle choice. The first thing that hits you is the pacing. Or the lack of it. Because t..."
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