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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.Prawer p.86 It is part of the cycle of Enlightenment films made during the Weimar era. Cast * Mathilde Sussin as Frau Bergmann * Toni van Eyck as Wendla, her daughter * Paul Henckels as Bürovorsteher Stiefel * Carl Balhaus as Moritz, his son * Rolf von Goth as Melchoir Gabor * Ita Rina as Ilse * Willy Clever as the painter Fahrendorf * Valy Arnheim as the rector * Fritz Rasp as the teacher Habebald * Bernhard Goetzke as another teacher * Sigi Hofer In the Völsung cycle, Sigi is the ancestor of the Völsung lineage. In the ''Völsunga saga'', he is said to be one of the sons of Odin. He is also listed among Odin's sons in the '' Nafnaþulur''. He has a son called Rerir. He was outlawed for ... as Pedell See also *'' Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald. Early career Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began his career as an actor on the Viennese stage. He made his film directorial debut at age 34 with ''The Iron Cross'' (1914) and worked a number of times for Jules Greenbaum. In 1916, Oswald set up his own production company in Germany, writing and directing most of his films himself. His pre-1920 efforts include such literary adaptations as ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1917), '' Peer Gynt'' (1919), the once scandalous ''Different from the Others'' (1919) and ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (1919). Oswald directed nearly 100 films. Some critics have suggested that Oswald was more prolific than talented, but such films as his horror film '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1932), produced by no less than Gabriel Pascal, would seem to refute thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |