The Sorrows of Satan (film)

The Sorrows of Satan (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Sorrows of Satan


caption =
director = D.W. Griffith
producer =
writer = Original Novel: Marie Corelli Screenwriters: Forrest Halsey George C. Hull John Russell
narrator =
starring = Adolphe Menjou Ricardo Cortez Carol Dempster Lya de Putti Ivan Lebedeff
music = Hugo Riesenfeld
cinematography = Harry A. Fischbeck
editing = Julian Johnson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = flagicon|USA October 12, 1926
runtime = 111 min.
country = USA
language = Silent film
English intertitles
budget =
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followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:45717
imdb_id = 0017419

"The Sorrows of Satan" is a silent film by D.W. Griffith released in 1926. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Marie Corelli. At this point in his career Griffith had given up his independent filmmaker status by joining Paramount Pictures. Reportedly the director did not want to helm this project, but as his first Paramount assignment he wasn't given a choice. Remarkably, however, the film turned out to be one of Griffith's most fully realized works and it's critical stock has risen considerably in the last several decades.This was Carol Dempster's final screen role.

Plot summary

Adolphe Menjou stars as Prince Lucio de Rimanez, in the film it is apparent that to the audience that he's really Satan. When struggling writer Ricardo Cortez is moved to curse God for his misfortunes, Prince Lucio makes a sudden appearance, informing Cortez that he's inherited a fortune. The only proviso is that Cortez must place his fate entirely in the Prince's hands. As he ascends to the uppermost rungs of European society, Cortez is ordered by Lucio to marry Russian princess Lya DePutti, even though the writer still loves his pre-wealth sweetheart Carol Dempster. Eventually, Prince Lucio reveals his true satanic identity, but not before Lya has taken her own life. By rejecting the Devil and all his false promises, Cortez is permitted a happily-ever-after with Dempster.

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