Spring Awakening (1929 film)
Spring Awakening (German:Frühlingserwachen) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Mathilde Sussin, Toni van Eyck and Paul Henckels. It is an adaptation of the play of the same title by Frank Wedekind.[1] It is part of the cycle of Enlightenment films made during the Weimar era.
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Produced by | Liddy Hegewald Richard Oswald |
| Screenplay by | Friedrich Raff Herbert Rosenfeld |
| Based on | Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind |
| Starring | Mathilde Sussin Toni van Eyck Paul Henckels Carl Balhaus |
| Music by | Walter Ulfig |
| Cinematography | Eduard Hoesch |
Production company | Hegewald Film Richard Oswald-Film |
| Distributed by | Hegewald Film |
Release date | 14 November 1929 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
- Mathilde Sussin as Frau Bergmann
- Toni van Eyck as Wendla, ihre Tochter
- Paul Henckels as Bürovorsteher Stiefel
- Carl Balhaus as Moritz, sein Sohn
- Rolf von Goth as Melchoir Gabor
- Ita Rina as Ilse
- Willy Clever as Maler Fahrendorf
- Valy Arnheim as Rektor
- Fritz Rasp as Lehrer Habebald
- Bernhard Goetzke as Ein Lehrer
- Sigi Hofer as Pedell
See also
- Spring Awakening (1924)
References
- Prawer p.86
Bibliography
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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