''Koenigsmark'' is a 1923 French silent

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directed by

Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant ...

and starring

Maurice Lehmann Maurice Lehmann (1895–1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film '' Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role. In 1956 he was appointed President of the Jury in the Cannes Film Fe ...

Huguette Duflos Huguette Duflos (24 August 1887, Limoges – 12 April 1982, Paris) was a French stage and film actress. Life In 1910, she married the actor Raphaël Duflos, from whom she was divorced around 1928. Initially a theatrical performer with th ...

and

Jaque Catelain Jaque Catelain (9 February 1897 – 5 March 1965) was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself, and he ...

.Goble p.36 It is an adaptation of the 1918 novel '' Koenigsmark'' by Pierre Benoit. It was the first of several screen adaptations of the work. It is also known by the

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of ''The Secret Spring''. In 1926 it was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures.

Cast

as Philippe de Koenigsmark *

as Grande-duchesse Aurore de Lautenbourg *

as Professeur Raoul Vignerte *

Georges Vaultier Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 197 ...

as Grand-duc Frédéric de Lautenbourg *

André Liabel André Liabel was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. André Liabel began his career as comedian by working full-time as an actor for the cinematographic company Laboratoires Éclair which had just opened its new studios at Épin ...

as Baron de Boose *

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

as Lieutenant de Hagen *

Julio de Romero Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

as Prince Tumène *

Paul Vermoyal Pierre Paul Vermoyal (18 October 1888 – 28 September 1925) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Vermoyal was born in Braye-en-Laonnois, Aisne, Picardy. He began his career on the stages of the Grand Guignol theatre in the Quartier Pi ...

as Cyrus Beck *

Karl Heyl Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austri ...

as Roi Stephen II *

Jean Aymé Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

as Monsieur de Marsais * C. Farnet as Ribeyre * Clara Tambour as Totoche *

Diana Kotchaki Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

as Comtesse de Platen * A. Debriège as Natacha *

Jean Fleury Jean Fleury (or Florin) (died 1527) was a French naval officer and privateer. He is best known for the capture of two out of the three Spanish galleons carrying the Aztec treasure of Hernán Cortés from Mexico to Spain and one ship from Santo Do ...

as Prince Joachim *

Robert Guilbert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

as De Kessel *

Laurent Morléas Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer ...

as Monsieur de Bernhardt *

Fernand Mailly Fernand Mailly (26 February 1873) was a French actor. Born Fernand Jean-Paul Anne in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Selected filmography * ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915) * '' Le traquenard'' (1915) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) *'' The Agon ...

as Monsieur de Choisly *

Philippe Rolla Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count ...

as Monsieur de Wendel * Henry Houry as Grand-duc Rodolphe de Lautenbourg * Marcya Capri as Mélusine de Graffenfried * Pierre de Canolle as Lieutenant allemand *

Renée Sylvaire Renée Sylvaire is a French film actress of the silent era.Waldman p.20 Selected filmography * ''The System of Doctor Goudron ''The System of Doctor Goudron'' (French:''Le système du docteur Goudron et du professeur Plume'', also released ...

as Nini * Suzanne Valrose as Sophie-Dorothée *

Jules de Spoly Jules de Spoly (1884–1957) was a Russian-born French journalist, stage and film actor of the silent era. Albera p.172 At one point he managed the Théâtre Daunou in Paris. Selected filmography * '' Le coffret de jade'' (1921) * '' L'enfant du ...

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 drama films French drama films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Léonce Perret Films based on French novels Films based on works by Pierre Benoit Films set in Germany Films set in the 1910s French black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s French films Pathé films {{silent-drama-film-stub