''The Kreutzer Sonata'' is a

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1915 American silent romantic drama film directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

and costarring

Nance O'Neil Gertrude Lamson (October 8, 1874 – February 7, 1965), known professionally as Nance O'Neil or Nancy O'Neil, was an American stage and film actress who performed in plays in various theaters around the world but worked predominantly in the Unite ...

Theda Bara Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...

, and William H. Shay. The film was based on the 1902 play of the same name by

Jacob Gordin Jacob Michailovitch Gordin (Yiddish: יעקב מיכאַילאָװיטש גאָרדין; May 1, 1853 – June 11, 1909) was a Russian-born American playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater. He is known for introducing realism an ...

, which was based on

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's 1889 novella. Produced by

Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

, it was shot at the company's studio in

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Cast

as Miriam Friedlander *

as Celia Friedlander * William E. Shay as Gregor Randar * Mimi Yvonne *

Henry Bergman Henry Bergman (February 23, 1868 – October 22, 1946) was an American actor of stage and film, known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Biography Born in San Francisco, California, Bergman acted in live theatre, appearing in ''Hen ...

as Raphael Friedlander * Sidney Cushing as G. Belushoff *

Maude Turner Gordon Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. Biography Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy Wright Turner. She wa ...

as Rebecca Friedlander * John Daly Murphy as Sam Friedlander * Anne Sutherland as Olga Belushoff

Reception

''The Kreutzer Sonata'' was released two months after '' A Fool There Was'', the first film that featured Theda Bara in the role of a femme fatale. Bara later confessed that she did not enjoy filming and was also dissatisfied that Fox had cast her in yet another "

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" role. Despite Bara's dissatisfaction, she earned mostly good reviews for her performance and the film was a hit.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kreutzer Sonata 1915 films 1915 romantic drama films 1915 lost films Fox Film films Lost American romantic drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films based on The Kreutzer Sonata Films directed by Herbert Brenon Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey English-language romantic drama films 1910s American films Silent American romantic drama films 1910s English-language films

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