Top Cast
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Asta Nielsen
Vanina
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Paul Wegener
Gouverneur von Turin
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Paul Hartmann
Octavio
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Albrecht Viktor Blum
Adjutant des Gouverneurs
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Bernhard Goetzke
Priester
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Raoul Lange
Henker
Overview
Vanina loves rebel leader Octavio, who gets caught. He gets a pardon and marries Vanina. When he is captured again, Vanina helps him to escape prison. They are both caught, and after his execution she dies from grief.
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