''Triumph of Love'' (German: ''Ich lebe für Dich'' (lit. I live for you)) is a 1929 German silent

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directed by

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood primarily a ...

and starring Dieterle,

Lien Deyers Lien Deyers (formerly Nicolina Dijjers Spanier, born Nicolina Spanier; 5 November 1909 – after March 1982) was a Dutch actress based in Germany. Early life Lien Deyers was born Nicolina Spanier in Amsterdam on 5 November 1909, the daughter of N ...

and

Olaf Fønss Olaf Holger Axel Fønss (17 October 1882 – 11 March 1949) was a Denmark, Danish actor, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, film Censorship, censor and one of Denmark and Germany, Germany's biggest stars of the silent film era. ...

.Bocl & Bergfelder p.90 It was made by the German branch of

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and shot at the

Tempelhof Studios The Tempelhof Studios are a film studio located in Tempelhof in the German capital of Berlin. They were founded in 1912, during the silent era, by German film pioneer Alfred Duskes, who built a glass-roofed studio on the site with financial back ...

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and on location in

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and the Spree Forest in

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. The film's

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was by

Alfred Junge Alfred Junge (29 January 1886, Görlitz, Silesia (now Saxony), Germany – 16 July 1964, Bad Kissingen, West Germany) was a German production designer who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Biography Jung ...

and

Max Knaake Max Knaake (1886–1968) was a German art director.Greco p.186 Selected filmography * ''La Boheme'' (1923) * ''Curfew'' (1925) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1926) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * '' Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' (1 ...

Cast

as Bergson *

as Nicoline *

as Fürst Wronsky *

Erna Morena Erna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs, 24 April 1885 – 20 July 1962) was a German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in 104 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Ernestine Maria Fuchs ...

as Fürstin Wronsky *

Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858� ...

as Flemming

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.

External links

* 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by William Dieterle German silent feature films German black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Films shot in Switzerland 1929 drama films German drama films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub