''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Walter Summers Walter Summers (1892–1973) was a British film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, British motion picture director Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaki ...

and starring

Elissa Landi Elissa Landi (born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt; December 6, 1904 – October 21, 1948) was an Austrian-American actress born in Venice, who was popular as a performer in Hollywood films of the 1920s and 1930s. She was noted for her a ...

, Michael Hogan, and

Carl Harbord Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor. Stage When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play ''The Happy Husband'', which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England. ...

. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by

Leo Perutz Leopold Perutz (2 November 1882, Prague – 25 August 1957, Bad Ischl) was an Austrian novelist and mathematician. He was born in Prague (now capital of the Czech Republic) and was thus a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He lived in Vien ...

. It was made by British Instructional Films at

Cricklewood Studios Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which also ...

. Also outside scenes shot on the island of Malta with hundreds of Maltese extras.

Cast

as Françoise-Marie / La Monita * Michael Hogan as Lt. Donop * Hubert Carter as Col. Bellay *

as Lt. Gunther *

Jerrold Robertshaw Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dombey and Son'' (1917) * ''Build Thy House'' (1920) * ...

as The Marquise of Bolibar * Cecil Barry as Dapt. Egolstein *

Evelyn Roberts Evelyn Roberts (28 August 1886 – 30 November 1962) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1918 after serving in WW I; and his theatre work included the original Broadway production of R.C. Sherriff's ''Journey's E ...

as Captain Brockendorf *

Gerald Pring Gerald Pring (1888 – 1970) was a British stage and film actor. He played a number of supporting roles in British and American films during the silent and sound eras. In 1930 he appeared in the West End in the comedy '' Almost a Honeymoon''. ...

as Captain O'Callaghan * Charles Emerald as Colonel *

Hector Abbas Hector Abbas (9 November 1884 – 11 November 1942) was a Dutch film actor who appeared mainly in British films after emigrating to the United Kingdom. Partial filmography * ''The First Men in the Moon'' (1919) * ''A Prince of Lovers'' (1922) * ...

as Artist

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

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* 1928 films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Walter Summers British silent feature films Films based on Austrian novels Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Napoleonic Wars films Films set in Spain British black-and-white films Remakes of Austrian films 1920s historical drama films British historical drama films 1928 drama films Silent drama films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub

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