''The Tragedy of a Great'' (german: Die Tragödie eines Großen) is a 1920 German silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Arthur Günsburg Arthur Günsburg (February 18, 1872 - February 1, 1949) was a film director, producer, and film company executive (A. G. Films) from Vienna, Austria who worked in Germany. He made the first feature film about Rembrandt. Filmography *''Die Tragödi ...

and starring

Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...

Sybill Morel Sybill Morel (February 16, 1899 – ?) was a German stage and film actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' The Geisha and the Samurai'' (1919) * ''Opium'' (1919) * ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920) * '' Three Nights'' (1920) * ''The ...

, and

Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Wil ...

. It is a

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...

of the life of the painter

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Bernhard Schwidewski Bernhard Schwidewski (1885–1966) was a German art director.Hardt p.234 Selected filmography * ''The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920) * '' Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * ''The Dice Game of Life'' (1925) * ''Lightning'' (1925) * '' Gretchen Schubert ...

Cast

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* 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Arthur Günsburg German silent feature films 1920s historical films German historical films Films set in the 17th century Biographical films about Rembrandt Films set in the 1640s Films set in the 1650s Films set in the 1660s Films set in the Netherlands Films set in Amsterdam German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub