''The Robber Bride'' (German: ') is a 1916

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silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Friedrich Feher and Artur Menzel. A young woman with romantic ideas rejects the arranged marriage her parents want for her, dreaming instead of marrying a bandit.Jung & Schatzberg, p. 27

Cast

* Friedrich Feher * Artur Menzel * Karl Elzer

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1916 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Robert Wiene German black-and-white films 1916 comedy films Silent German comedy films 1910s German films Films scored by Giuseppe Becce 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub