El Dorado (1921 film)
| El Dorado | |
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Cover for DVD of El Dorado (1921) | |
| Directed by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Written by | Marcel L'Herbier |
| Produced by | Gaumont Série Pax |
| Starring | Ève Francis Jaque Catelain Philippe Hériat Marcelle Pradot |
| Cinematography | Georges Lucas Georges Specht |
| Music by | Marius-François Gaillard |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent film French intertitles |
| Budget | FF 400,000 |
El Dorado is a French silent film directed in 1921 by Marcel L'Herbier. The film was notable for integrating a number of technical innovations into its narrative of a "cinematic melodrama". It achieved considerable success on its release, as a ground-breaking film that was distinctively French at a time when the cinema was felt to be dominated by American productions.