''Peer Gynt'' is a surviving 1915 American
fantasy
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silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
directed by
Oscar Apfel
Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.
Biography
Apf ...
and
Raoul Walsh and adapted from the
Henrik Ibsen play by Oscar Apfel. The film stars
Cyril Maude
Cyril Francis Maude (24 April 1862 — 20 February 1951) was an English actor-manager.
Biography
Maude was born in London and educated at Wixenford and Charterhouse School. In 1881, he was sent to Adelaide, South Australia, on the clipper ship ...
,
Myrtle Stedman
Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910.
Biography
Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Ill ...
,
Fanny Stockbridge,
Mary Reubens,
Mary Ruby and
Winifred Bryson
Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.
Biography
Winifred Bryson was born Winifred Brison on December 20, 1892, in Los Angeles, the daughter of O ...
. The film was released on September 16, 1915, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Cast
Preservation status
Prints are preserved at the
Library of Congress
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and the BFI National Film and Television Archive.
[Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.140 c.1978 by The American Film Institute]
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1915 films
American fantasy drama films
1910s fantasy drama films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by Oscar Apfel
Films directed by Raoul Walsh
Films based on works by Henrik Ibsen
American black-and-white films
Works based on Peer Gynt
American silent feature films
Surviving American silent films
1915 drama films
1910s English-language films
1910s American films
Silent American drama films
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