''Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (german: Tanja, die Frau an der Kette) is a 1922 German
silent drama film
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directed by
Friedrich Zelnik
Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period oper ...
and starring
Lya Mara,
Erich Kaiser-Titz
Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Tales of Hoffmann'' (1916)
* '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916)
* ''The Knitting Needles'' (1916)
* '' The Night Talk ...
, and
Heinrich Peer
Heinrich Peer (25 November 1867 – 13 May 1927) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Hardt p. 221 He appeared in around a hundred films during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913)
* '' The Blue Mouse'' (1913)
* ' ...
.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Fritz Lederer.
Cast
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Lya Mara as Tanja Fedorovna
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Erich Kaiser-Titz
Heinrich Felix Erich Kaiser-Titz (7 October 1875 – 22 November 1928) was a German stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Tales of Hoffmann'' (1916)
* '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916)
* ''The Knitting Needles'' (1916)
* '' The Night Talk ...
*
Heinrich Peer
Heinrich Peer (25 November 1867 – 13 May 1927) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Hardt p. 221 He appeared in around a hundred films during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913)
* '' The Blue Mouse'' (1913)
* ' ...
*
Fritz Schulz
*
Maria Forescu
Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitl ...
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Erik Wirl
*Harry Berber
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Sophie Pagay
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Paul Hansen
References
External links
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Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Frederic Zelnik
German silent feature films
German black-and-white films
German drama films
1922 drama films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
1920s German-language films
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