''The Wandering Light'' (German: ''Das wandernde Licht'') is a 1916

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silent

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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

Henny Porten Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Biography ...

Bruno Decarli Bruno Decarli (15 March 1877 – 31 March 1950) was a German stage and film actor. Born Bruno Alfred Franz Eduard Schmidt in Dresden, he began his career as a stage actor, later appearing in films. He died in Tiverton, United Kingdom at age 73. ...

and

Theodor Becker Theodor Becker (23 June 1840 in Plön – 30 June 1928 in Liegnitz) was a Danish-born German civil engineer and entomologist primarily known for studies on the taxonomy of flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Dip ...

. It was based on a short story by Ernst von Wildenbruch. A Count marries a woman who come to wrongly believe that he is mad.Jung & Schatzberg p.33-34

Cast

– Anna von Glassner *

– Baron von Fahrenwald *

– Kammerdiener des Barons *

Emil Rameau Emil Rameau (born Emil Pulvermacher; 13 August 1878 – 9 September 1957) was a German film and theatre actor, and for many years the deputy artistic director at the Schiller Theater. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1949. Lif ...

– Major von Glassner *

Elsa Wagner Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabe ...

– Frau von Glassner

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1916 films 1916 drama films Silent German drama films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Robert Wiene Films based on German short stories German black-and-white films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films German-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub