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Peer Gynt (1941)

Posted By: ChumPaa
Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)
A Film by David Bradley
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | MPEG 2 | 4:3 | 1h 25min | 720x480 | 29.97 fps | AC3 2ch 448Kbps
Lang: English | Subs: English (Intertitles) | Cover + Extras | 3.91 GB
Genre: Adventure

IMDB
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
Directed by: David Bradley
Starring: Charlton Heston, Betty Hanisee, Mrs. Hubert Hyde

Storyline: Gynt, a complete opposite of a hero, is banished from his village for his (in)actions. He then travels the world with more or less the same result.
planktonrules at IMDB wrote:
This is a short film from the collection "Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941". What makes this one stand apart is the unknown actor in the lead. It's none other than a 17 year-old Charlton Heston–yes THE Charlton Heston in an art film! What's also interesting about this is that despite being a very short film, it has a cast larger than many full-length films!! As far as the story goes, it's mostly silent (with some intertitle cards and some nearly incomprehensible words here and there)–accompanied by music from Grieg's "Peer Gynt". And, frankly, I had no idea what was going on at the time. It's all very artsy and strange–with some freaky masks and costumes. It's the sort of thing you just have to see to believe. Certainly not an auspicious beginning for Heston–but also a fascinating curio to say the least!
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Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

Peer Gynt (1941)

DVD Extras:
* Scene Selection
* Photo Gallery
* Charlton Heston Bio
* David Bradley Bio
* Hannibal Trailer
* Chu Chin Chow Trailer
* Pippin Trailer