''Milak, the Greenland Hunter'' (German: ''Milak, der Grönlandjäger'') is a 1928 German silent

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Georg Asagaroff Georg Asagaroff (1892–1957) was a Russian-born actor and film director.Bock & Bergfelder p. 211 He left Russia following the 1917 Revolution and settled in Germany where he directed several films. Selected filmography * ''After Death'' (1915) ...

and and starring

Ruth Weyher Ruth Weyher (28 May 1901 – 27 January 1983) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 60 films between 1920 and 1930. She starred in the 1926 film ''Secrets of a Soul'', which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Selected f ...

, Nils Focksen and

Lotte Lorring Lotte Lorring (born Erna Else Charlotte Budzinski; 6 December 1893 – 20 March 1939) was a German stage actor, stage and film actress and operetta singer.Chandler p.272 Death Lorring died on 20 March 1939, aged 45, in Berlin, Germany. Filmograp ...

.Thomas p.144 Made by

UFA Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

, it was

shot on location Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for exam ...

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

Cast

as Movie part * Nils Focksen as Movie part *

as Movie part *

Iris Arlan Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants *Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional enti ...

as Movie part * Helmer Hannsen as Movie part * Robby Robert as Movie part *

Sepp Allgeier Josef “Sepp” Allgeier (6 February 1895 – 11 March 1968) was a German cinematographer who worked on around fifty features, documentaries and short films. He began his career as a cameraman in 1911 for the Expreß Film Co. of Freiburg. In ...

as Expeditionsteilnehmer - Himself *

Richard Angst Richard Angst (23 July 1905 – 24 July 1984) was a Swiss cinematographer who worked on more than ninety films during his career, most of them in Germany. Angst emerged as a leading photographer of mountain films during the silent era. He often wo ...

as Expeditionsteilnehmer - Himself * Harry Bellinghausen as Expeditionsteilnehmer - Himself * Albert Benitz as Expeditionsteilnehmer - Himself * Waldemar Coste as Expeditionsteilnehmer - Himself * as Expeditionsleiter - Himself

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Thomas, Douglas B. ''The early history of German motion pictures, 1895-1935''. Thomas International, 1999.

External links

* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Asagaroff Films set in Greenland Films shot in Greenland UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1928 adventure films German adventure films Silent adventure films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub