''Die Arche'' (''The Ark'') is a 1919 silent science fiction film starring

Leo Connard Leo Connard (born Isak Leopold Kohn; 28 August 1860 – after 1928) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1916 to 1928. Selected filmography References External links * 1860 births 1931 dea ...

and directed by Richard Oswald. It is a two-part German epic based upon a novel by

Werner Scheff Werner Scheff (1888–1947) was a German novelist and screenwriter. He is particularly noted as a prolific writer of sports fiction.Jensen p. 98 Following the Nazi Party's rise to power, he emigrated and died in London in 1947. Selected filmogra ...

. It follows the story of a near future in which civilization has been destroyed.

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* 1919 films 1910s science fiction films German science fiction films Films of the Weimar Republic German black-and-white films German silent feature films Apocalyptic films Films directed by Richard Oswald Comets in film 1910s German films Silent science fiction films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub