''Boarding House Groonen'' (German: ''Pension Groonen'') is a 1925

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silent

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directed by

Robert Wiene Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, ...

and starring

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Karl Forest Karl Forest (1874–1944) was an Austrian actor. He was married to the actress Traute Carlsen. Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' The Money Devil'' (1923) * '' Boarding House Groonen'' (1925) * ''The Guardsman'' (1925) * ...

and

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. It was Wiene's first film in

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, where he had moved to from

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to work for Pan Film. The film was made in 1924, but its premiere was delayed until 9 January 1925.Jung & Schatzberg p.113-114

Cast

Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...

Carmen Cartellieri Carmen Cartellieri (born Franziska Ottilia Cartellieri, 28 June 1891 – 17 October 1953), also known as Carmen Teschen, was an Austrian actress and producer. Early life Carmen Cartellieri was born on 28 June 1891, as Franziska Ottilia Cartell ...

* Charlotte Ander *

Albert Heine Albert Heine (16 November 1867, in Braunschweig – 13 April 1949, in Westerland, Germany, Westerland) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2 ...

References

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

* 1925 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Robert Wiene Austrian black-and-white films Austrian comedy-drama films 1925 comedy-drama films Silent comedy films {{Austria-film-stub