''The Infernal Power'' (German: ''Die höllische Macht'') is a 1922

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

silent film 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, w ...

directed by

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a German film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer, active during the Silent film, silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari ...

and starring Thea Kasten,

Emil Lind Emil Lind (14 August 1872 – 7 April 1948) was an Austrian actor, theatre director and drama teacher on German-speaking stages. Selected filmography * '' The Story of Dida Ibsen'' (1918) * '' Die Arche'' (1919) * ''Prostitution'' (1919) * '' Hu ...

and

Ossip Runitsch Ossip Iliych Runitsch ( rus, Осип Ильич Рунич, p=ˈosʲɪp ɨˈlʲjitɕ rʊˈnʲitɕ; born Osip Fradkin, 18896 April 1947) was a Russian silent film actor, producer and stage director. He was one of the biggest stars of Russian sil ...

. The film is now a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

, and virtually nothing is known of its plot or genre.Jung & Schatzberg p.98

Cast

* Thea Kasten *

Hans Schweikart Hans Schweikart (1 October 1895 – 1 December 1975) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1938 and 1968. He wrote for the film '' The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'', which was entered into the 11th ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1922 films 1922 lost films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Films directed by Robert Wiene Films of the Weimar Republic German black-and-white films German silent feature films Lost German films {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub