The Giant's Fist

Nov 18, 1917

2h 18m

★ 10.0

Overview

A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Messter Film

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Cast

Martina von Brake

Henny Porten

Diether von Brake

Eduard von Winterstein

Leutnant Wend von Brake

Johannes Riemann

Hella

Anna Elisabeth Weihrauch

Gehrke

Rudolf Biebrach

Auguste Pünkösdy

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5.6

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7.6

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5.5

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7.1

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6.7

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5.7

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4.8

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7.0

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7.0

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3.5

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5.3

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6.0

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5.3

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7.3

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6.5

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6.0

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5.9

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3.2

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7.7

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