''Pawns of Passion'' (German:''Marter der Liebe'') is a 1928

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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 ...

directed by Wiktor Biegański and

Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...

and starring

Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 March 1980), known in Germany as Olga Tschechowa, was a Russian-German actress. Her film roles include the female lead in Alfred ...

Harry Frank Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920) * '' Das wandernde Bild'' (1920) * ''The Wandering Image'' (1920) * '' Four Around a Woman'' (1921) * '' The ...

and

Hans Stüwe Hans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' (1927) * ''Potsdam'' (1927) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927) * '' Assassination'' ( ...

. The film was released in the United States in 1929.Street p.225 The film is also known by several other titles including ''Liebeshölle''.

Cast

as Ala Suminska *

as Ihr Mann, Offizier *

as Bruno Bronek, Maler *

Henri Baudin Henri Baudin (1882–1953) was a French film actor of the silent era.Goble p.122 Selected filmography * ''The Crushed Idol'' (1920) * '' Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' Sarati the Terrible'' (1923) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) * '' Lit ...

as Pierre, Offizier *

Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany which had the largest European film indus ...

as Jean, Bildhauer * Helmuth Krauß as Viktor, Maler *

Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ' ...

as Robert, Maler * Lola Josane as Lolotte, Modell * Sofia Szuberla as Alas Kind * Max Maximilian as Ein Bauer * Sylvia Torf as Eine Bäuerin * Diana Karenne * Sidney Suberly

References

Bibliography

*Helker, Renata. ''Die Tschechows: Wege in die Moderne''.

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München, 2005. * Street, Sarah. ''Transatlantic Crossings: British Feature Films in the United States''. Continuum, 2002.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films German silent feature films Films directed by Wiktor Bieganski Films directed by Carmine Gallone German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub