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silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was Wiene's first film in

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, where he had moved to from

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to work for Pan Film. The film was made in 1924, but its premiere was delayed until 9 January 1925.Jung & Schatzberg p.113-114

Cast

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References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1925 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Robert Wiene Austrian black-and-white films Austrian comedy-drama films 1925 comedy-drama films Silent Austrian comedy films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Austria-film-stub