The Sorrows Of Satan

1917•56m•9.0/10

Fantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios, and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil.

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Production

Samuelson Film Manufacturing Company, Dreadnought Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Lady Sybil Elton

Owen Nares

Owen Nares

Geoffrey Tempest

Cecil Humphreys

Cecil Humphreys

Prince Ramirez

Minna Grey

Minna Grey

Lionel d'Aragon

Earl Eaton

Winifred Delevanti

Diana Chesney

Alice De Winton

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