Children of Darkness (1921 film)

(Redirected from Kinder der Finsternis)

Children of Darkness (German: Kinder der Finsternis) is a German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Grit Hegesa, Hans Mierendorff, and Sybil Smolova.[1] It was released in two separate parts Der Mann aus Neapel in December 1921 and Kämpfende Welten in January 1922. Both parts premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.

Children of Darkness
Soviet poster
GermanKinder der Finsternis
Directed byE. A. Dupont
Written by
Produced byHanns Lippmann
Starring
CinematographyKarl Freund
Helmar Lerski
Production
company
Gloria-Film
Distributed byUFA
Release dates
  • 30 December 1921 (1921-12-30) (Part I)
  • 21 January 1922 (1922-01-21) (Part II)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. It was shot in Berlin and Naples.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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