Movies released in 1917

The Unfortunate Marriage

79/100

The Secret of Delft

67/100

The secret from the title is the lost recipe for shiny Delft pottery, that Jan Vogel is desperately trying to rediscover. For his attempts he needs platinum, but the funds run out because ... See full summary »

Bestia

59/100

A wild young girl runs away from her parents' house to support herself and attracts the attentions of a married man...

Korol Parizha

62/100

The astute Rascol Venkov convinces young cardsharp Roger Brémond to ally with him and together loot Parisian high society cheating in casinos.

In Another Girl's Shoes

69/100

Parents assume a girl with amnesia is married to their soldier son.

Down to Earth

67/100

A healthy outdoors-type follows the girl he loves to a resort for wealthy hypochondriacs. In order to...

The Man Without a Country

70/100

Convicted in a revolutionary conspiracy, a man rashly states that he wishes never again to hear the name of the United States of America...

Judex: Prologue + L'ombre mystérieuse

69/100

Prologue: Morales and Monti plot to inherit the fortune of Favreaux the banker; Rochefontaine plans to marry the banker's daughter Jacqueline so that he can pay off his debts; Kerjean, ... See full summary »

Sleeping Beauty

61/100

Alexander den Store

52/100

Tepeyac

51/100

A man (Arroyo Carrillo) is sent to Europe on a diplomatic mission. The ship in which he travels is sunk by a German submarine...

The Black Stork

48/100

A young man and woman are considering marriage; eugenicist Harry J Haiselden warns that they are ill-matched and will produce defective offspring...

The Fires of Youth

67/100

The Cloth Peddler

72/100

Set in turn of the century Baku at the dawn of the 20th century, a young man wishes to marry. Since he is a rich and successful business man...

Peach Blossom

65/100

The Clodhopper

69/100

Everett Nelson is a naive young farmboy. Following unjust treatment on the farm, he runs away to the big city. There he encounters a showman who decides Everett is perfect for the part of a... See full summary »

Prazstí Adamité

50/100

Hand That Rocks the Cradle

68/100

A doctor's wife is the head of a bureau that publishes and hands out literature on birth control. However...

Lanka Dahan

76/100

A retelling of the familiar 'Ramayana' story of Rama's wife Sita being abducted by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, and Rama's triumph with the aid of men, monkeys and bears. From the trees... See full summary »

Has Man the Right to Kill?

44/100

La comtesse de Somerive

79/100

Shame

80/100

The Amazing Adventure

73/100

A Bit o' Heaven

52/100

The story has to do with a crippled child, Carol Bird, the only daughter of her wealthy parents, who are proud of two strong, healthy sons, in addition. Little Carol is a hopeless invalid, ... See full summary »

The Gulf Between

70/100

A young woman, who is the daughter of a sea captain, falls in love with a man from a rich family who does not approve of her.