''The Mayor of Zalamea'' () is a 1920 German silent

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directed by Ludwig Berger and starring

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and Agnes Straub. The film was based on

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's historic Spanish play of the same name. It was shot at the

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with sets designed by the

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. It was Berger's debut as a director and screenwriter.

Cast

as Isabel *

as Pedro Crespo * Agnes Straub as Chispa * Elisabeth Horn as Ines *

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as Juan * Heinrich Witte as Don Alvaro *

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as Don Mendo *

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as Sergeant *

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as Rebolledo *

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* Helmuth Krüger

Reception

''Paimann's Filmlisten'' called the film a romantic drama and a monumental film and described it as follows: "Interesting subject matter. Excellent acting and scenery, very good photography."https://web.archive.org/web/20160311212838/http://old.filmarchiv.at/efg/filmarchiv/paimann/1920_1921/Paimann_243_1.jpg

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films 1920s historical drama films Films directed by Ludwig Berger Films set in Spain German films based on plays Films based on works by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Films set in the 16th century German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer 1920 drama films Silent German historical drama films 1920s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1920s German-language films German-language historical drama films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub