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Release Year1912
Runtime0h 05m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes2
DirectorJean Durand
WritersJean Durand
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast2 credited
Also Known AsCalino courtier en paratonnerres
About Calino courtier en paratonnerres
Calino goes politely around to three or four people from the bourgeois class, trying to sell them a lightning rod: but due to a factory defect, the apparatus attracts lightning instead of driving it away.
Directed by Jean Durand, Calino courtier en paratonnerres leans on a strong ensemble — Clément Mégé, Gaston Modot — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1912.
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