''The Standard-Bearer of Sedan'' (German: ''Der Fahnenträger von Sedan'') is a 1927 German silent historical film directed by

Johannes Brandt Johannes Brandt (1884–1955) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''Diamonds'' (1920) * '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920) * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1922) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1 ...

and starring Walter Slezak,

Camilla von Hollay Camilla von Hollay (born Kamilla Borbála Hollay; 11 July 1899 – 9 February 1967) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1930. She was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary and died ...

and

Vera Schmiterlöw Alice Vera Cecilia Charlotta Schmiterlöw (19 July 1904, Varberg – 9 September 1987, Stockholm) was a Swedish actress. She studied drama at the Dramaten from 1921 to 1924, where she met classmate Greta Garbo with whom she grew a lifelong frien ...

.Quinlan p.430 The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert A. Dietrich.

Cast

* Walter Slezak *

Gaston Briese Gaston Briese (19 August 1898 – 22 March 1953) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career, which spanned from the late silent era to the mid-1940s. His final appearance was in the 1946 rubble film ...

Carl Geppert Carl Geppert was a German actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1919 to 1932. Selected filmography References External links *Postcard Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown German male film actors German male silent ...

Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck (born Nicolaie Yoshkin, March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor. Like many other German actors, he fled when the Nazis came to power. Inspired by his deep hatred of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, Kosleck made ...

* Anton Pointner * Ernst Rückert *

Otz Tollen Otz Tollen (9 April 1882 – 19 July 1965) was a German actor and film director. Born in Berlin, he made his film debut in the 1912 Joe May directed film ''In der Tiefe des Schachtes''. His last film role was an appearance in the 1960 Nadja Tille ...

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* Kurt Vespermann

References

Bibliography

* Lamprecht, Gerhard . ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 9a . 1927-1931''. Deutsche Kinemathek, 1968. * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Directory of Film Stars''. Hippocrene Books, 1981.

External links

* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Johannes Brandt German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films set in the 1870s German historical films 1920s historical films {{Germany-silent-film-stub