''Nocturne of Love'' (German:''Nocturno der Liebe'') is a 1919 German silent

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directed by

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and starring

Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and ''The Man Who Laugh ...

and

Clementine Plessner Clementine Plessner (7 December 1855 – 27 February 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actress. Plessner worked in the German film industry and appeared in over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. Plessner featured in Richard Oswald's ...

. It portrays the life of the composer

Frederic Chopin Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...

and is known by the

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''Chopin''.

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Hermann Bachmann Carl Hermann Bachmann (7 October 1864 – 5 July 1937) was a German operatic baritone, opera director and singing teacher. Life Born in Cottbus, Bachmann, who initially became a merchant, took singing lessons with Gustav Schmidt in Berlin. He ...

Rita Clermont Rita Clermont (1894–1969) was a German film actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Uncanny House'' (1916) * ''The Lord of Hohenstein'' (1917) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1919) * '' Prostitution'' (1919) * '' Deceiver of the Peop ...

as Mariolka * Erna Denera as George Sand *Erwin Fichtner *

Ludwig Rex Ludwig Rex (1 January 1888 – 29 September 1979) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 55 films between 1918 and 1927. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in London. Selected filmography * ''Totenkopfreiter'' (1917 ...

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 Frederic Chopin *

Gertrude Welcker Gertrude Welcker (16 July 1896 – 1 August 1988) was a German stage and silent film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1917 and 1925. Biography Gertrude Welcker was born in Dresden on 16 July 1896. Her father, who was editor-in-chief an ...

as Sonja Radkowska

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* 1919 films 1910s historical films German historical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Carl Boese Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers Films set in the 1820s Films set in the 1830s Films set in the 1840s German black-and-white films Cultural depictions of Frédéric Chopin 1910s biographical films 1910s German films {{historic-film-stub