Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination
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| Directed by | Arthur Robison |
| Produced by | Enrico Dieckmann Willy Seibold |
| Written by | Arthur Robison Rudolf Schneider |
| Starring | Alexander Granach Max Gülstorff |
| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| Release date(s) | 1923 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film German intertitles |
Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination ("Shadows - a Nocturnal Hallucination", also known in English as Warning Shadows) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Arthur Robison. It is considered part of German Expressionism.
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Plot
During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, four of her suitors attend the 19th century German manor. A shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision of what might happen if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?
Cast
- Alexander Granach as Shadowplayer
- Fritz Kortner as The count
- Ruth Weyher as His wife
- Gustav von Wangenheim as Her lover
- Eugen Rex as A servant
- Lilli Herder as Dienstmaedchen
- Fritz Rasp as Diener
- Karl Platen as 2. Diener
- Max Gülstorff as 2. Kavalier
- Ferdinand von Alten as 3. Kavalier
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge
References
- Eisner, Lotte H. [1965] (1981). L'Écran Démoniaque, 2nd edition (in french).
See also
External links
- Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination at the Internet Movie Database
- Page of the editor Kino, who released a restored version of the film on DVD in 2006
Categories: 1923 films | Silent films | 1920s horror films | Black and white films | Films of Weimar Germany | Expressionist film
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