Film

Life and Deaths of Max Linder at Arena - Budapest

Documentary / Drama · 99 min · 2026 · 8 IMDb votes

Searching for documentation about Max Linder, we found in an abandoned house a trunk sealed for 100 years, with a film from 1926 by an unknown filmmaker. The film depicts Max Linder, the first international screen star who was once revered in France, throughout Europe and in Hollywood. This pioneer of early silent film comedy was a mentor to Charlie Chaplin. Max miraculously avoided death five times. And finally, at the height of his artistic powers, he and his adored wife committed a double suicide. How was this possible?

Directed by Edward Porembny

Cast

Rémi Bichet

Max Linder's Voice (voice)

Nadir Legrand

Doctor / Voice (voice)

Halina Bednarz

Suzanne Leuvielle (Max's Mother)

Armand Eloi

Dr. Jean Ducan

Geoffroy Boutan

Charles Pathé

Serge Feuillard

Emile Pathé

Pierre Martot

Albert (Max's Assistant)

Paweł Orleański

Polish Producer Aleksander Hertz

Wiktoria Gorodecka

(voice)

Antoni Barłowski

German Producer Paul Davidson