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Au bagne
Also known as Scenes of Convict Life in the USA
(1905) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Ferdinand Zecca

Cast: (unknown)

Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The film was released in the USA as Scenes of Convict Life (at 705 feet) in April 1906.

Drama.

Survival status: Prints exist in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive, and in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 August 2009.

References: Magliozzi-Treasures n. 0462: Mottram-Danish p. 13 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.