''Johann Baptiste Lingg'' is a 1920 German 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 Arthur Teuber and starring

Carl Auen Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the A ...

, Irmgard Bern and

Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) ...

.Mattei p.368 The film's art direction was by

Julian Ballenstedt Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (giv ...

and E.A. Zirkel.

Cast

as Johann Baptiste Lingg * Irmgard Bern as Maria Braun *

as Frau Lingg *

Ludwig Hartau Ludwig Hartau (19 February 1877 – 24 November 1922) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' The Dancer'' (1915) * '' Hungernde Millionäre'' (1919) * ''Baccarat'' (1919) * '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920) * '' Anna Boleyn'' ( ...

as Wilhelm I., Kurfürst von Hessen *

Albert Patry Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert ...

as Johann Lingg *

Alexander Ekert Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Marias Vater *

Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor. Early life Georg Jacobsohn was born into a Jewish household in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany. Career John began his c ...

as Gutsverwalter Wolleck * Edmund Löwe as

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

Fred Immler Ferdinand "Fred" Immler (10 December 1880 –20 February 1965) was a German stage and film actor. Life Born in Coburg, as a young adult he worked from 1900 to 1902 at Deutsche Bank in Berlin and from 1902 to 1904 at Dresdner Bank. 1905 he returne ...

as Leutnant Joui * Oscar Marion as Carl Schröter * Friedrich Degner as Pforr, Tuchbereiter *

Ilse Wilke Ilse is a common female name, technically a German diminutive of Elisabeth, functioning as a given name in its own right chiefly in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and all of the Scandinavian countries including Finland. ...

as Mutter Schröter *

Viktor Senger Viktor Senger (1870–1942) was a German stage and film actor.Kester p. 293 Selected filmography * '' Frank Hansen's Fortune'' (1917) * '' Cain'' (1918) * '' Europe, General Delivery'' (1918) * ''Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' Johann Baptiste Li ...

as General Barbot *

Hella Thornegg Hella Tornegg was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (1916) * '' Spring Storms'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1919) * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1919) * ''Blackmailed ...

as Marias Mutter

References

Bibliography

* Jean-Pierre Mattei. ''Napoléon & le cinéma: un siècle d'images''. Editions Alain Piazzola, 1998.

External links

* 1920 films 1920s historical films German historical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Napoleonic Wars films Depictions of Napoleon on film German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub