Comedy of the Heart (German: Komödie des Herzens) is a 1924 German silent romance film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Lil Dagover, Nigel Barrie and Alexander Murski. It premiered at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin on 30 September 1924.[1] It was based on a novella by Sophie Hoechstetter. The film was one of UFA's major releases of the 1923-1925 boom period.[2] It was made at the Babelsberg Studio.
| Comedy of the Heart | |
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| Directed by | Rochus Gliese |
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| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
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| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
edit- Lil Dagover as Gerda Werska
- Nigel Barrie as Baron Vinzenz
- Alexander Murski as Graf Inger auf Ingersholm
- Ruth Weyher as Inge
- Colette Brettel as Daisy
- Victor Palfi as Jurgen
- Ernst Winar as Knud
- Hans Cürlis as Herr Fips, Hauslehrer
- Lydia Potechina as Frau Ring
- William Huch
- Robert Leffler
References
editBibliography
edit- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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