''The Eye of the Buddha'' (German: ''Das Auge des Buddha'') is a 1919 Austrian
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
Maurice Armand Mondet and starring
Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna A ...
,
Franz Herterich
Franz Herterich (3 October 1877 – 28 October 1966) was a German actor. He was born in Munich and died in Vienna.
Partial filmography
* '' The Eye of the Buddha'' (1919)
* ''Der Traum im Walde'' (1919) - alter Diener
* ''Todestreue'' (1919)
* ' ...
and
Nelly Hochwald.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.256]
Cast
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Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna A ...
as indischer Diener
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Franz Herterich
Franz Herterich (3 October 1877 – 28 October 1966) was a German actor. He was born in Munich and died in Vienna.
Partial filmography
* '' The Eye of the Buddha'' (1919)
* ''Der Traum im Walde'' (1919) - alter Diener
* ''Todestreue'' (1919)
* ' ...
*
Nelly Hochwald
*
Grete Lundt
Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe.
People Given name
* Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician
* Grete Da ...
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Leopold Kramer
Leopold Kramer (29 September 1869 – 29 October 1942) was an Austrian stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Eye of the Buddha'' (1919)
* ''Ungarische Rhapsodie'' (1928)
* '' Frauenarzt Dr. Schäfer'' (1928)
* '' Die geheime Macht' ...
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1919 films
Austrian silent feature films
Silent Austrian drama films
Austrian black-and-white films
1919 drama films
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