Bread for the Birds

Bread for the Birds

Bread for the Birds

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Bread for the Birds

1911

0h 13m

4.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Like Max Ophüls, Capellani set many films in the theatre – backstage, on stage, in the public eye; Here is a rags-to-riches story of a dancer and her older benefactor, a kind-hearted piano tutor.

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Stacia Napierkowska

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Stacia Napierkowska

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Lucien Callamand

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Lucien Callamand

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Paule Andral

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Paule Andral

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Pauline Patry

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