High Treason (1929 German film)

High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk.[1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann.

High Treason
Gerda Maurus in the film
Directed byJohannes Meyer
Written by
Produced byAlfred Zeisler
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Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 1 November 1929 (1929-11-01)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

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References

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  1. ^ Kreimeier p.167

Bibliography

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  • Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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