| Angoroj (1964; Esperanto for "Agonies") was the first feature film to be produced entirely in Esperanto. (Jacques-Louis Mahé, a friend of Raymond Schwartz and under the pseudonym of 'Lorjak', had however already produced a silent Esperanto publicity film before World War II, titled Antaŭen! (Onwards!). At the start of the 1960s Mahé, a professional photographic and cinematic expert, invested in the production of the first fictional film in Esperanto. Using a scenario by Mahé himself, the actors of the Internacia Arta Teatro (International Arts Theatre) presented a crime story, set in the Parisian periphery of petty thieves and cheats. Other notable people who played parts in the film included Schwartz (the commissioner), Gaston Waringhien (the voice-over) and many from the environs of the contemporary Paris, including a very young Michel Duc-Goninaz. |
| Release Date: |
Jan 01, 1964 |
| Director: |
Atelier Mahé,
Jacques-Louis Mahé
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| Writer: |
Atelier Mahé,
Jacques-Louis Mahé
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| Genres: |
Drama,
Crime
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| Keywords |
paris, france,
police,
police agent,
criminals
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
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| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026
Entered: May 12, 2024
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