''Earth Spirit'' (German: ''Erdgeist'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by

Leopold Jessner Leopold Jessner (3 March 1878 – 13 December 1945) was a noted producer and director of German Expressionist theater and cinema. His first film, '' Hintertreppe'' (1921), is considered a major turning point which paved the way for the later ...

and starring

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, Albert Bassermann and Carl Ebert. It is based on the

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by Frank Wedekind. It premiered in Berlin on 22 February 1923.Grange p.141

Plot

Dr. Schön marries a lower-class girl, Lulu. Young and voluptuous, she attracts the attention of all the men, but the doctor will not let her go. After Lulu shoots the doctor, his son has to make a serious decision.

Cast

as Lulu * Albert Bassermann as Dr. Schoen * Carl Ebert as Schwarz *

Gustav Rickelt Gustav Rickelt (1862–1946) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Earth Spirit'' (1923) * ''The Wiskottens'' (1926) * ''Weekend Magic'' (1927) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * ''Youth of the Big City'' (1929) * '' Bobby, the ...

as Dr. Goll *

Rudolf Forster Rudolf Forster (30 October 1884 – 25 October 1968) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1914 and 1968. His autobiography ''Das Spiel, mein Leben'' was published by Propyläen Verlag in 1967. He was born in Gr� ...

as Alwa Schoen * Alexander Granach as Schigolch * Heinrich George as Rodrigo *

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as Eulenber * Julius Falkenstein * Lucy Kieselhausen * Anton Pointner

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama films Films based on works by Frank Wedekind Films directed by Leopold Jessner 1923 drama films Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub