Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle.[1] The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta.

Violantha
Henny Porten
Directed byCarl Froelich
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Music byWalter Winnig
Production
companies
  • Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
  • Monopol-Film
Distributed byParufamet
Release date
  • 8 January 1928 (1928-01-08)
Countries
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
Languages

The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Parish & Canham p.118

Bibliography

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  • James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.
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