The Black Spider (German: Die schwarze Spinne)[1] is a 1921 German silent horror film directed by Siegfried Philippi[2] and starring Olga Engl, Hugo Flink, and Charles Willy Kayser. It is based on the novella The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf. It premiered in Berlin on 8 August 1921.[3]
| The Black Spider | |
|---|---|
| German | Die schwarze Spinne |
| Directed by | Siegfried Philippi |
| Written by | Siegfried Philippi |
| Based on | The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Heinrich Gärtner |
Production company | Turma Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
editIn alphabetical order
- Olga Engl
- Hugo Flink
- Charles Willy Kayser
- Rudolf Klein-Rhoden
- Marga Köhler
- Lissi Lind
- Max Ruhbeck
- Joseph Römer
- Ortrud Wagner
References
edit- ^ Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly (2000). The Cambridge History of German Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-521-78573-0.
- ^ International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Germany (from the beginnings to 1945). Saur. 1984. ISBN 978-3-598-21434-9.
- ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0810859678. LCCN 2008008116.
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