''Imprisoned Soul'' (german: Gefangene Seele) is a

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silent

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of 1917 directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron von Groot. A young physician tries to rescue her from his clutches. She is finally released from Groot's power when he is found shot dead. The film's theme of hypnotic domination is very similar to that of ''

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'' (1919) which the screenwriter Weine was to direct two years later.Jung & Schatzberg, p. 37

Cast

– Violetta *

– Baron von Groot *

– Stefan Rainer

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1917 films German silent feature films German drama films Films of the German Empire Films directed by Rudolf Biebrach 1917 drama films Films about hypnosis German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1910s German films {{1910s-drama-film-stub