''The Venus'' () is a 1922 Austrian

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

Hans Homma Hans Homma (1874–1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He also directed a number of silent films. Homma was known for his work at Vienna's Burgtheater.Shand p.222 Filmography Actor * '' Queen Draga'' (1920) - Dr. White * '' The Hands of ...

and starring Raoul Aslan,

Magda Sonja Magda Sonja (born Věnceslava Johana Veselá; 23 May 1886 – 20 August 1974) was an Austrian-American actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1917 and 1936, although she is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mata Hari in ''Mata Hari (1927 ...

and

Nora Gregor Nora Gregor (3 February 1901 – 20 January 1949) was an Austrian stage and film actress. Biography She was born Eleonora Hermina Gregor in Görz, a town which then belonged to Austria-Hungary, but is now part of Italy, to Austrian-Jewish parent ...

.Caneppele & Krenn p.191

Cast

* Raoul Aslan as Paul Greville *

as Gräfin *

as Yvonne *

Louis Nerz Louis Nerz (1866 in Mimoň – 1938 in Vienna) was an Austrian screenwriter and actor. He is also credited as Ludwig Nerz. Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''Das grinsende Gesicht'' (1921) * ''The Venus'' (1922) * ''The Marquise of Clermont'' ( ...

as Graf * Franz Everth as Juan Salvador * Robert Balajthy

References

Bibliography

* Paolo Caneppele & Günter Krenn. ''Elektrische Schatten''. Filmarchiv Austria, 1999.

External links

* 1922 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Hans Homma Austrian black-and-white films Films based on works by Prosper Mérimée Films set in France {{1920s-Austria-film-stub