
Attempted Suicide
1906-12-20 · 7 min · ★ 7.5
Suffering from unrequited love, Max hangs himself from a tree, and ends up hanging for hours while local townspeople squabble over whose responsibility it is to rescue him.
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- Directors
- Louis J. Gasnier
- Production companies
- Pathé Frères
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Max Linder
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