High Treason (1929 German film)
| High Treason | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gerda Maurus in the film | |
| Directed by | Johannes Meyer |
| Produced by | Alfred Zeisler |
| Written by |
Wenzel Goldbaum (play) Alexander Alexander Friedrich Raff |
| Starring |
Gerda Maurus Gustav Fröhlich Harry Hardt Olga Engl |
| Cinematography |
Carl Hoffmann Friedrich Weinmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 1 November 1929 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk.[1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann.
Cast
- Gerda Maurus as Vera
- Gustav Fröhlich as Wassil Gurmai
- Harry Hardt as Fürst Iwan Stolin
- Olga Engl as Fürstin Stolin seine Mutter
- Leopold von Ledebur as Grossfürst Kyrill, der Governeur
- Rudolf Biebrach as Oberst Petroff
- Ossip Darmatow as Graf Starschenski
- Félix de Pomés as Nimirski
- Harry Frank as Pawel
References
- ↑ Kreimeier p.167
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
- High Treason on IMDb
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