The Nihilist (film)
| The Nihilist | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. | 
| Written by | Frank Marion, Wallace McCutcheon | 
| Starring | Edward Dillon | 
| Distributed by | Biograph Company | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 11 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Languages | Silent film with English intertitles  | 
The Nihilist is a 1905 American short silent film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. It takes place in the Russian Empire and relates the story of a woman who joins the Nihilist movement and commits a suicide attack against the Governor's palace to avenge her husband who died because of police repression.