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1928 1h 3m

La chute de la maison Usher

Directed by Jean Epstein

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.

Directing 1

Jean Epstein
Director
Warszawa, Russian Empire [now Poland]

Production 1

Jean Epstein
Producer
Warszawa, Russian Empire [now Poland]

Writing 2

Jean Epstein
Writer
Warszawa, Russian Empire [now Poland]
Luis Buñuel
Writer
Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, España