Max Devrient (12 December 1857 – 14 June 1929) was a German-born
stage
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and
film actor
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. He worked at the
Burgtheater
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in
Vienna
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throughout his career, and in 1920 was made chief director.
[Grange p.120] He was the son of the actor
Karl August Devrient
Karl August Devrient (5 April 17973 August 1872) was a German stage actor best known for performances of Schiller and Shakespeare. He was related to other notable German actors, including:
* his uncle Ludwig;
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Daughter of the Brigadier
''The Daughter of the Brigadier'' (German: ''Die Tochter des Brigadiers'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Friedrich Porges and starring Grit Haid, Nora Gregor and Max Devrient.Parish p.246
The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Sunken Worlds
''Sunken Worlds'' (German: ''Versunkene Welten'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Victor Varconi, Ria Jende and Hans Albers.Bock & Bergfelder p.8
Cast
* Victor Varconi
* Ria Jende
* Max Devrient
* Han ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Money in the Streets
''Money in the Streets'' (German: ''Das Geld auf der Strasse'') is a 1922 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Liesl Stillmark and Max Ralph-Ostermann.Grange p.111
The film's sets were des ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Meriota the Dancer'' (1922)
* ''
Confessions of a Monk
''Confessions of a Monk'' (German: ''Die Memoiren eines Mönchs'') is a 1922 Austrian silent drama film written and directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Max Neufeld and Friedrich Feher.Loacker, Armin. ''Kunst der Routine: der Sc ...
'' (1922)
References
Bibliography
* William Grange. ''Historical Dictionary of German Theater''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.
External links
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1857 births
1929 deaths
German male stage actors
German male film actors
Actors from Hanover
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