I think this is _L'assinant de duc de Guise_, with an orignal score by
Camille Saint-Saens.
 
Scott
 
 
 
On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, HrgSmes wrote:
 
> for piece on violence in cinema
>
> need ASAP  name of "serious" silent film supposedly aimed at audiences of
> higher tastes which nevertheless contain a fair amount of violent footage
> prefer l9l4 or prior
> seem to recall a film made in france  quite famous  about the assassination of
> the comte d'guise  etc
>
> also  the name of the commission formed in the l930s to investigate cinematic
> violence and its impact
>
> many thanks
>
> hrgmd endit
>
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