''On the Heights'' (German: ''Auf der Höhe'') is a 1916 Austrian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Jacob Fleck Jacob Fleck (8 November 1881 in Vienna as Jacob Julius Fleck – 19 September 1953, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cameraman. He is noted for his long-standing professional partnership with his wife ...

and

Luise Fleck Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after A ...

and starring

Liane Haid Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Biography Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...

Hermann Benke Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Grange p.234 He made a number of appearances in silent films, co-starring with the rising actress Liane Haid in productions by Wiener Kunstfilm. Selected filmography * ''With Heart ...

and

Wilhelm Klitsch Wilhelm Klitsch (1882–1941) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Klossner p.400 Selected filmography * ''On the Heights'' (1916) * '' The Spendthrift'' (1917) * '' In the Line of Duty'' (1917) * ''Lebenswogen'' (1917) * ''Rigoletto'' (1918) * ' ...

.Parish p.245

Cast

as Gregor Stark *

as Paula * Polly Janisch as Helene *

as Fabrikant Böllmann *

Hubert Marischka Hubert Marischka (27 August 1882 – 4 December 1959), brother of Ernst Marischka, was an Austrian operetta tenor, actor, film director and screenwriter. Career Marischka was born in Brunn am Gebirge, the son of Jiří (or Johann) Marisch ...

* Walter Huber *

Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Select ...

References

Bibliography

* Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* Austro-Hungarian films 1916 films Austrian silent feature films Austrian drama films Films directed by Jacob Fleck Films directed by Luise Fleck Austrian black-and-white films 1916 drama films Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer Austrian films based on plays Silent drama films {{Austria-film-stub