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Liliom

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1930 film by Frank Borzage

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6.8

A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. Because of the robbery, he dies, and after spending time in hell, is sent back to earth for one day to try to make amends. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Released: 1930-09-2794 minDir: Frank BorzageDrama

Cast

  • Charles Farrell as Liliom
  • Rose Hobart as Julie
  • Estelle Taylor as Mme. Muscat
  • H.B. Warner as Chief Magistrate
  • Lee Tracy as The Buzzard
  • Walter Abel as Carpenter

Themes

  • robbery
  • afterlife
  • hell
  • redemption
  • heaven
  • carousel
  • pre-code
  • foreign language adaptation

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

536 votes

Year
1930
Runtime
94 min
Genres
Drama
Awards
2 wins total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
Liliom
Screenwriter
S. N. Behrman
Cast member
Walter Abel
Narrative location
Hungary
FilmAffinity ID
553077
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publication date
1930-01-01
title
Liliom
distributed by
Fox Film Corporation
different from
Liliom
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Gallery (6)

Available in 5 languages

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