''Lola Montez'' is a 1918 German
silent historical film directed by
Robert Heymann
Robert Heymann (1879–1946) was a German screenwriter and film director active during the silent era. He began as a playwright in 1901 and also wrote novels. He worked with the Berlin-based production company Luna Film. For them he directed t ...
and starring
Alfred Abel,
Leopoldine Konstantin and
Helga Lassen. It portrays the life of
Lola Montez.
[Richter p.4] It was followed by a
sequel in 1919 with a different actress playing the title role.
The film's
art direction
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was by
August Rinaldi
August Rinaldi (1883–1962) was a German art director. He worked on around fifty films during the silent era. Rinaldi was of Jewish descent.Prawer p.212
Selected filmography
* ''Let There Be Light'' (1917)
* '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918)
* ...
.
Plot summary
Cast
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Alfred Abel as Räuber - Madons, Karlistenführer
*
Leopoldine Konstantin as Lola Montez
*
Helga Lassen as Anita, Lolas Kammermädchen
*
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as Riccardo, Mitglied der Bande Madons
*
Inge Törnquist
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as Pepita, Lolas Kammermädchen
*
Ito Waghalter as Marquis de Bocheville, französischer Attaché
*
Hans Wassmann
Hans Wassmann (1 January 1873 – 5 April 1932) was a German film actor.Chandler p.271
Selected filmography
* ''Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915)
* ''Miss Venus'' (1921)
* ''Louise de Lavallière'' (1922)
* '' A Glass of Water'' (1923)
* '' Nanon'' (1924)
...
as Sir Eduards, englischer Gesandter - Attaché
*
Hugo Werner-Kahle as Don Espartero, Regent von Spanien
*
Maria Zelenka
References
Bibliography
* Richter, Simon. ''Women, Pleasure, Film: What Lolas Want''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
External links
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1918 films
German silent feature films
Films of the German Empire
Films set in the 19th century
Cultural depictions of Lola Montez
German black-and-white films
German historical films
1910s historical films
1910s German films
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