The Duty to Remain Silent
| The Duty to Remain Silent | |
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| Directed by | Carl Wilhelm |
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| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Music by | Paul Dessau |
Production company | Ama-Film |
| Distributed by | Ama-Film |
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| Country | Germany |
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The Duty to Remain Silent (German: Die Pflicht zu schweigen) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Marcella Albani, Vivian Gibson, Angelo Ferrari. It was based on a novel by Friedrich Werner van Oestéren. The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. It premiered on 8 February 1928.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Marcella Albani as Maria Harp
- Vivian Gibson as Edith, ihre Schwester
- Angelo Ferrari as Robert Harp
- Charlotte Susa as Eva Devin, seine Geliebte
- Julia Serda as Frau Jorin
- Camilla von Hollay as Emmy, ihre Tochter
- Jack Trevor as Robert, ihr Sohn
- Gustav Fröhlich as Gerhard, ihr Sohn
- Kurt Gerron as Iwan Daniloff
- Mary Kid as Hilde Ronk
- Bruno Kastner as Dr. Garonder
- Ellen Plessow as Frau von Storch
- Paul Samson-Körner as Jack
- Sophie Pagay as Die Wirtschafterin
- Heinrich Gotho as Der Diener
References
[edit]- ^ Grange p.277
Bibliography
[edit]- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- 1928 drama films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Carl Wilhelm
- Films based on German novels
- Films scored by Paul Dessau
- German black-and-white films
- Silent German drama films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
- 1920s drama film stubs
- Silent German film stubs