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The War Of The Oxen (1920 Film)
''The War of the Oxen'' (german: Der Ochsenkrieg) is a 1920 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Franz Osten.Goble p. 891 It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Bavaria Studios, Munich studios. It is based on the 1914 novel ''The War of the Oxen (novel), The War of the Oxen'' by Ludwig Ganghofer. Cast * Thea Steinbrecher as Jula * Fritz Greiner * Carl Dalmonico * Lia Eibenschütz * Fritz Kampers * Ernst Rückert * Katharina Schratt * Thelma Votipka References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920s historical films German historical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Osten Films set in Bavaria Films set in the Holy Roman Empire Films set in the 1420s Films based on German novels Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer German black-and-white films Films set in the Alps Bavaria Film films Films sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Osten
Franz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster films like ''Achhut Kanya'' and ''Jeevan Naiya''. Early life Osten was born Franz Ostermayr in Munich on 23 December 1876. He trained to be a photographer like his father and gave acting a try. In 1907, he founded a traveling cinema called the "Original Physograph Company" with his brother Peter Ostermayr, who later established the predecessor to Bavaria Film Studios, today one of Germany's largest film studios. Amongst other films, he showed ''Life in India'', a short documentary film about the Munich carnival. The run was not very successful: three days after the opening, the projector exploded in flames. Osten decided to make films and in 1911 directed his first feature, ''Erna Valeska''. His career was interrupted by the start of the First W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |