film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
Triumph of Life
The Roman triumph (Latin triumphus) was a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome. For later imitations, in life or in art, see Trionfo. Numerous later uses of the term, up to the present, are derived directly or indirectl ...
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The Seventeen-Year-Olds
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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The Big Light
''The Big Light'' (german: Das große Licht) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Hermann Böttcher, Wilhelm Diegelmann, and Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – ...
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The Fear of Women
''The Fear of Women'' (German:''Die Furcht vor dem Weibe'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Bernd Aldor, Wilhelm Diegelmann and Otto Gebühr. The film was based on a novel by Georg Engel. It premiered ...
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The Demon of Kolno
''The Demon of Kolno'' (german: Der Dämon von Kolno) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Max Ruhbeck, , and Ernst Dernburg.
The film's art direction was by Julian Ballenstedt
Julian may refer to:
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On the Red Cliff
''On the Red Cliff'' (german: Am roten Kliff) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Hanna Henning and starring Fritz Kortner, Agnes Straub, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
The film's sets were des ...
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References
Bibliography
* Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. ''Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995.
filmportal.de
filmportal.de is an online database of information related to German film. It includes extensive information on films and filmmakers as well as articles on film issues. The website was released on occasion of the 54th Berlin International Film Fe ...