''Rivals'' (german: Rivalen) is a 1923

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silent

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directed by

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and starring Piel, Inge Helgard and

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. It premiered in

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on 23 February 1923.Grange p. 141

Cast

* Inge Helgard *

Karl Platen Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931). Biography Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died ...

* Charly Berger *

Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ...

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References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German adventure films British silent feature films British adventure films 1923 adventure films Films directed by Harry Piel German black-and-white films Silent adventure films 1920s British films 1920s German films {{silent-adventure-film-stub