
A murderer and a thief, imprisoned together, find their lives changed forever when the thief's drawing of Christ's crucifixion on the cell wall comes to life..

John Gilbert, H.H. Van Loan, Jules Furthman
United States

When we discuss the silent era, we often find ourselves trapped in the nomenclature of slapstick or the grandiosity of historical epics. Yet, every so often, a film like The Great Redeemer (1920) emerges from the archives to remind us that the early 20th century was a hotbed for gritty, existential exploration. This ...

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Clarence Brown

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" When we discuss the silent era, we often find ourselves trapped in the nomenclature of slapstick or the grandiosity of historical epics. Yet, every so often, a film like The Great Redeemer (1920) emerges from the archives to remind us that the early 20th century was a hotbed for gritty, existential exploration. This isn't just a story about a jailbreak or a simple religious tract; it is a profound meditation on the transformative power of art and the possibility of grace in the most desolate o..."


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