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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.

The Nihilist
Directed by	Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
Written by	Frank Marion, Wallace McCutcheon
Starring	Edward Dillon
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	March 28, 1905 (1905-03-28)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film with English intertitles

Plot

After her husband has been arrested by the Tsarist police, a woman begs the governor for mercy, without success. He is condemned to be deported to Siberia and dies on the way. She decides to join a nihilist group and is ordered to bomb the governor's palace. She dies while completing her mission.[1]

References

External links

• The Nihilist at IMDb

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