''Duke Ferrante's End'' (German:''Herzog Ferrantes Ende'') is a 1922 German silent

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directed by

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...

and

Rochus Gliese Rochus Gliese (6 January 1891 — 22 December 1978) was a German actor, Film director, director, production designer, and Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated Art director#In film, art director of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. He w ...

and starring Paul Wegener, Hans Stürm and

Hugo Döblin Hugo Döblin (29 October 1876 – 4 November 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt p.233 He appeared in more than eighty films, most of them during the silent era. The Jewish Döblin left Germany following the Nazi Party's rise to power i ...

.Waldman p.83 It was shot at the EFA Studios in

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. The art direction was by

Walter Reimann Walter Reimann (2 June 1887 – 8 November 1936) was a German painter and art director. He was an Expressionist and member of the group of artists associated with Zurich magazine, Der Sturm. He worked on the production design of a number of film ...

. It premiered at the

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in Berlin.

Cast

as Herzog Ferrante * Hans Stürm as Matteo *

as Trivulzio * Ferdinand Gregori as Guido Colonna *

Lyda Salmonova Lyda Salmonova (born Ludmila Vilemina Anna Salmonova; 14 July 1889 – 18 November 1968) was a Czech stage and film actress who appeared primarily in German films. She was married to the actor Paul Wegener and appeared alongside him in a number o ...

as Beatrice *

Ernst Deutsch Ernst Deutsch, also known as Ernest Dorian (16 September 1890 – 22 March 1969), was a Jewish Austrian actor. In 1916, his performance as the protagonist in the world première of Walter Hasenclever's Expressionist play '' The Son'' in Dresde ...

as Orlando *

Adele Sandrock Adele Sandrock (; born Adele Feldern-Förster; 19 August 1863 – 30 August 1937) was a German-Dutch actress. After a successful theatrical career, she became one of the first German movie stars. Early life Sandrock was born in Rotterdam, Ne ...

as Dienerin *

Walter Janssen Walter Janssen (7 February 1887 – 1 January 1976) was a German film actor and director. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1917 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Destiny'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1 ...

as Antonio *

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, Will ...

as Rüstmeister * Werner Krauskopf as Hauptmann der Leibwache * Alice Petzinna as Page *

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as Balsamierer *

Fritz Richard Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as ...

as Gremio *

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as Edelmann * Albrecht Viktor Blum as *

Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter von Monbary, 12 June 1903 – 12 April 1987) was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983. Biography Hertha von Walther was born Hertha Stern und Walther von Monb ...

Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * '' Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) ...

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000.

External links

* 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Paul Wegener German silent feature films Films set in the 15th century Films set in Italy German black-and-white films 1920s historical films German historical films Films shot at Halensee Studios 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub