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In the Land of Darkness

Plot: In 1912 Jasset turned from fantasy and spectacle to realism in making the first of two Zola adaptations, as part of Éclair's new series of social dramas. For Au pays des ténèbres, based on Germinal, he took his crew to Charleroi in Belgium to film in authentic locations, and although he updated the story to the present, he went to great lengths to recreate in the studio the detail of the actual mining galleries, exploiting the ability of film to be a recorder of contemporary reality
Release Date: Friday, January 12 1912
112 years ago
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Portrait of Charles KraussCharles Krauss
Charles Krauss was
>> in In the Land of Darkness
as 'Charles Maucourt'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of André LiabelAndré Liabel
André Liabel was
>> in In the Land of Darkness
as 'Roger Joris'.
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Portrait of Marcel VibertMarcel Vibert
Marcel Vibert was
28 in In the Land of Darkness
Fri, Nov 02 1883 –
Fri, Sep 11 1959
Portrait of Cécile GuyonCécile Guyon
Cécile Guyon was
21 in In the Land of Darkness
as 'Claire Lenoir'.
Thu, Dec 04 1890 –
Sat, Jan 29 1927

Crew

Portrait of Victorin-Hippolyte JassetVictorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset was
49 in In the Land of Darkness
as 'Director'
Sun, Mar 30 1862 –
Sun, Jun 22 1913
Portrait of Émile ZolaÉmile Zola
Émile Zola would have been no older than
62 in In the Land of Darkness
as 'Novel'
Thu, Apr 02 1840 –
Sun, Sep 28 1902