Tih Minh

  • René CRESTE: Jacques d' Athys
  • Mary Harald: Tih Minh
  • Édouard Mathé: Sir Francis Grey
  • Georges Biscot: Placide
  • Louis Leuba: Kistna
  • Gaston Michel: Dr. Gilson
  • Marcel Marquet: Dr. Clauzel
  • Émile André: Dr. Davesnes
  • Georgette Faraboni: La Marquise Dolores
  • Jeanne Rollette: Rosette
  • Lugane: Jane d' Athys
  • Madame Lacroix: Mme d' Athys

Tih Minh is a twelve -part French silent film by Louis Feuillade serial from 1919, published in the U.S. under the title In the Clutches of the Hindoo.

Action

As the explorer Jacques d' Athys from French Indo-China returns to his mother's house on the Cote d' Azur, he is accompanied not only by his faithful servant Placide, but also by a young Annamitin called Tih Minh to him there 's life saved ( the circumstances remain unlit ). His sister has the task to convey Tih Minh French culture and education, and it turns out that Jacques feels more than gratitude for them. But a lot of time in the home he does not have, he will receive from the government the order to travel back again and holds, together with Placide, a further two years in Indochina on. The nature of the mission remains uncertain, clearly, however, that a book that brings d' Athys after his second visit, the attention of dubious figures attracts attention, which later turn out to be German spies. As it turns out, the book contains a coded message, is to provide insights into a war chest and is also significant for the members of an international conspiracy to destroy Britain.

The serial Tih Minh accesses elements of Mata Hari Affair, whose protagonist was executed in October 1917 in Vincennes, near Paris as a double agent, but also responds to developments in the French colonies in Southeast Asia, where under the influence of the Russian October Revolution of 1917 new revolutionary and communist resistance movements founded.

Episodes

Publication

Copies of Tinh Minh possess the Cinémathèque française and Anthology Film Archives. There is apparently a restored Gaumont 35mm version that was shown at the 2005/2006 around a few times in the U.S. and Europe, later on 3 December 2009 at Yale University. About their official release - perhaps finally in 2012 - there is speculation in silent film forums. In addition, video files are circulating inferior quality in the Internet. Due to tradition, the situation remained largely unrezipiert series.

Parallel to the theatrical release of the series in 1919 appeared every Thursday a twenty-four page novel cinéma by Georges Le Faure and Louis Feuillade, which was illustrated with stills from the series. Individual copies are available second-hand or available for download.

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