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Movie poster: The Triumph of the Rat (1926)
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The Triumph of the Rat

1926 · 93 min Romance Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' and a former underworld notoriety, is now living the high life as the kept man of Zelie de Chaumet. But when she learns he is planning to marry another woman, her vengeance pursues him into the murkiest depths of Paris...

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Year 1926
Genre Romance, Drama
Director Graham Cutts
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (4 votes)

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The film constructs a compelling duality between glittering salons and shadowy alleys, relying on the potent symbol of a cornered rat. It explores the destructive power of obsession and the inescapability of one's past with remarkable visual economy.

What lingers after the final reel is a sense of poetic fatalism, where luxury and decay are two sides of the same coin. A silent-era gem that speaks volumes about desire and vengeance — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Graham Cutts

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Pair with a strong black coffee on a rainy afternoon, absorbed in this tale of silent-era passion and revenge.

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