Stan has been detained in a prison hospital for dangerous madmen for
the past five years. Although he is believed to be responsible
for a series of horrific killings, the police have been unable to find
enough evidence to convict him, so, finally, he is released. Not
long after Stan leaves the hospital, the series of killings is
resumed. Coincidence? Stan begins to hear voices and starts
to have terrifying nightmares. He becomes convinced that he is
the killer...
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.