Julius Herska or Julius Herzka (1859–1925) was an Austrian

stage actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

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. He also directed eight films during the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

including the

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

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Das grinsende Gesicht ''Das grinsende Gesicht'' () is a 1921 Austrian film silent film film directed by Julius Herzka. It stars Anna Kallina, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is the first feature film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel ''The Man Who Laugh ...

''.John T. Soister & Henry Nicolella p.52

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1921) * '' Meriota the Dancer'' (1922) * ''

The Separating Bridge ''The Separating Bridge'' () is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Julius Herska and starring Maria Mindzenty, Nora Gregor and Eugen Jensen.Büttner & Dewald p.441 Cast * Maria Mindzenty * Nora Gregor * Eugen Jensen * Josef Becker * Emil Bi ...

'' (1922) * '' The Little Sin'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* John T. Soister & Henry Nicolella. ''Down from the Attic: Rare Thrillers of the Silent Era through the 1950s''. McFarland, 2016.

External links

* 1859 births 1925 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian film directors Theatre people from Budapest Male actors from Budapest Film people from Budapest Male actors from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-bio-stub