Christian Wahnschaffe
Christian Wahnschaffe is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen and Fritz Kortner.[1] It was released in two parts World Ablaze (Weltbrand) in November 1920 and The Escape from the Golden Prison (Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker) in March 1921. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Jakob Wassermann.
| Christian Wahnschaffe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Urban Gad |
| Written by | Jakob Wassermann (novel) Paul Georg Bobby E. Lüthge Hans Behrendt |
| Starring | Conrad Veidt Fritz Kortner Werner Krauss |
| Music by | Giuseppe Becce (Part I) Alexander Schirmann (Part II) |
| Cinematography | Max Lutze (Part I) Willy Hameister (Part II) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 12 November 1920 (Part I) 30 March 1921 (Part II) |
Running time | 77 minutes (Part I) 75 minutes (Part II) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.
Cast
Part 1: World Ablaze
- Conrad Veidt as Christian Wahnschaffe
- Lillebil Ibsen as Eva Sorel
- Hermann Vallentin as Cardillac
- Hugo Flink
- Fritz Kortner as Iwan Becker
- Ernst Matray
- Theodor Loos as Amadeus Voß
- Helga Molander as Laetitia
- Leopold von Ledebur as Großfürst
- Frida Richard as Arbeiterfrau
- Franz Sutton as Arbeiter Kroll
- Josef Peterhans as Geheimagent des Großfürsten
- Paula Barra
- Fritz Feld
- Sadjah Gezza
- Paul Graetz
- Ilka Grüning
- Esther Hagan
- Leopoldine Konstantin
- Maria Reisenhofer
- Margarete Schlegel
- Reinhold Schünzel
- Sylvia Torf
- Rosa Valetti
- Aruth Wartan
Part 2: The Escape from the Golden Prison
- Conrad Veidt as Christian Wahnschaffe
- Magda Madeleine as Wahnschaffes Geliebte
- Werner Krauss as Niels Heinrich
- Ernst Pröckl as Amadeus Voß
- Esther Hagan as Dirne Karen Engelschall
- Margarete Kupfer as Mutter Engelschall
- Rose Müller as Ruth Hofmann
- Fritz Feld as Idiot
- Ernst Dernburg
- Ilka Grüning
- Emil Heyse
- Lillebil Ibsen
- Jenny Marba
- Hella Moja
- Reinhold Schünzel
References
- Grange p.74
Bibliography
- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
- Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
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