Drums of Love
A princess is betrothed to a deformed monarch, but falls hard for his handsome brother.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1928 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Director | D.W. Griffith |
| Runtime | 100 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its tragedy on a foundation of stark contrasts: deformity of power versus beauty of emotion, cold duty versus illicit passion. It relies on the potent visual motif of drums beating the rhythm of impending doom.
What lingers after the final frame is the echo of that relentless, haunting percussion and the sense of love flourishing in the shadow of the gallows. A silent opera of desire and destruction. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: D.W. Griffith
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By dim lamplight, with a glass of claret, allowing the silent imagery to sweep you into its whirlpool of fate.
🎭 Cast
Mary Philbin
Princess Emanuella
Lionel Barrymore
Duke Cathos de Alvia
Don Alvarado
Count Leonardo de Alvia
Tully Marshall
Bopi
Eugenie Besserer
Duchess de Alvia
Charles Hill Mailes
Duke de Granada
Rosemary Cooper
The Maid
Joyce Coad
The Little Sister
Ethel Jackson
Bit Role
Billy Seay
Leonardo as a Boy
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