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The Conquering Power

The Conquering Power

6,1 /10 (12 Votes)
1921 EN 89 min

Overview

Young playboy Charles Grandet is sent to live with his miserly uncle after his father loses his fortune. He and his cousin Eugenie fall in love, but his uncle sends him away and tries to arrange a marriage more to his liking (and profit!). Will true love triumph?

Release date

08/07/1921

Votes

12

Popularity

0.7

Enter Romance-a young blood from Paris, into the life of Eugenie Grandet -a life of chintz and candle-light

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

89 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-06

⭐ 7

Rather foppish "Charles" (Rudolph Valentino) is sent, with his pet poodle, to live with his Scrooge-like uncle "Pere" (Ralph Lewis) when his wealthy banker father manages to lose his fortune and commits suicide. On arrival in their comparatively squalid home, he falls for the daughter - his cousin "Eugénie" (Alice Terry) but the uncle is not having her married to a pauper, so he is despatched off to Martinique to grow tobacco... The story takes quite a familiar turn as he writes but the father intercepts his letters, both feel abandoned and get on with their lives - until she stumbles upon his…

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