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El Dorado (1921). Marcel L'Herbier

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Marcel L'Herbier silent movie poster 1921

The noise is rising. The room fills up. It already smells strongly of tobacco and wine.

"The sierra wind does not extinguish a candle but kills a man", says an Andalusian proverb.

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El Dorado (1921). Marcel L'Herbier

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