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  • The Bowstring (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Bowstring (1912)
Short | Short, Drama
Sitting on the terrace of his castle, the tyrant is listening to the jokes of bis jester. Suddenly he sees a beautiful woman passing through the gardens and he conceives an uncontrollable passion for her. She is the wife of his best bowman...See moreSitting on the terrace of his castle, the tyrant is listening to the jokes of bis jester. Suddenly he sees a beautiful woman passing through the gardens and he conceives an uncontrollable passion for her. She is the wife of his best bowman and through the advice of the perverse jester, he orders his guards to bring the woman to him. In the meanwhile only for cruelty, he asks the bowman (the husband of the beautiful woman), to join his table, and, while they are drinking wine, the woman is brought in. The fury of the bowman is terrible. He takes his bow and tries to kill the tyrant, but alas, the jester had stealthily cut the string of the bow and the arrow falls down to his feet. The bowman is accused of attempting his master's life and sentenced to be confined to the forest. The jester, as a joke, throws to him the useless bow. His wife joins him in the forest and vengeance gnaws at the heart of the man. With the beautiful hair of his wife he makes a new string for his bow and, when the tyrant, hunting, passes near their exile, an arrow pierces the heart of the tyrant. Vengeance is secured. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Mario Caserini
Producer
Arturo Ambrosio
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Updated Aug 16, 1912
Release date
Oct 2, 1912 (United States)

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