''Madame de La Pommeraye's Intrigues'' (

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: ''Die Intrigen der Madame de La Pommeraye'') is a 1922

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directed by

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and starring Olga Gsowskaja,

Margarete Schlegel Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel, 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer. Early life The sixth of seven children and the ...

and

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. The film was produced by Russo Film, a short-lived company backed by

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which aimed to adapt literary works for the screen. The film was released shortly after Decla-Bioscop had been absorbed into the larger

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group. It was based on a story by

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. It premiered at the Tauentzienpalast on 20 January 1922.Hardt p.226

Cast

* Olga Gzovskaya as Madame Pommeraye *

as Jeanette d'Aisnon *

as Madame d'Aisnon – Her Mother *

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* Paul Hartmann

References

Bibliography

* Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

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