'' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (German: ''Don Cäsar, Graf von Irun'') is a 1918 Austrian
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
Jacob Fleck
Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife ...
and
Luise Fleck
Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after A ...
and starring
Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica.
Sele ...
,
Grit Haid
Grit Haid (born Margarete Haid, 14 March 1900 – 13 August 1938) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Kapczynski & Richardson p.60 She was the younger sister of the actress Liane Haid. She died in a plane crash in 1938.
Selected filmography
* ...
and
Karl Ehmann
Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry.
Career
Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...
.
[Von Dassanowsky p.23] It is based on the opera ''
Don César de Bazan'' by
Philippe Dumanoir
Philippe François Pinel, known as Dumanoir (31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Biography
Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family plante ...
and
Adolphe d'Ennery
Adolphe Philippe d'Ennery or Dennery (17 June 181125 January 1899) was a French playwright and novelist.
Life
Born in Paris, his real surname was Philippe. He obtained his first success in collaboration with Charles Desnoyer in ''Émile, ou le ...
, based on an earlier work by
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...
. It was made and released during the closing stages of the
First World War
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.
Cast
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Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica.
Sele ...
as Don Cäsar
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Grit Haid
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Karl Ehmann
Karl Ehmann (13 August 1882 – 1 November 1967) was an Austrian stage and film actor whose career spanned both the silent and sound eras of the film industry.
Career
Born on 13 August 1882 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, he became interested in ac ...
as König
*
Rosa Günther as Queen
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Egon Brecher
Egon Brecher (18 February 1880 – 12 August 1946) was an Austria-Hungary-born actor and director, who also served as the chief director of Vienna's Stadttheater, before entering the motion picture industry.
Early years
The son of a professor, ...
as Don Jose
*
Eduard Sekler as Lazarillo
References
Bibliography
* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.
External links
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Austro-Hungarian films
1918 films
Austrian silent feature films
Austrian historical films
Films directed by Jacob Fleck
Films directed by Luise Fleck
Austrian black-and-white films
1910s historical films
Films based on works by Victor Hugo
Austrian films based on plays
Films set in the 17th century
Films set in Spain
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