''The Sea'' (German: ''Das Meer'') is a 1927 German silent

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directed by

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and starring Heinrich George,

Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...

, and Simone Vaudry.Bock & Bergfelder p.154 The film's

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was by Robert Neppach.

Cast

* Heinrich George as Yann *

as Rosseherre * Simone Vaudry as Yvonne * Anton Pointner as Fremder *

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as Kedril

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Peter Paul Felner Films based on works by Bernhard Kellermann 1927 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub