Somnambul is a 1929 German silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism.[1] The Berlin clairvoyant Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers appeared in the film.[2] The film's art director was August Rinaldi.

Somnambul
Directed byAdolf Trotz
Written byHerbert Juttke
Georg C. Klaren
Produced byLeo Meyer
StarringFritz Kortner
Erna Morena
Veit Harlan
Jaro Fürth
CinematographyRobert Lach
Production
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Essem-Film
Distributed byVereinigte Star-Film
Release date
  • 7 February 1929 (1929-02-07)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Prawer p.88-89
  2. ^ Noack p.49

Bibliography

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  • Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
  • Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84545-074-8
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