''The Foreign Prince'' (German: ''Der fremde Fürst'') is a 1918 German silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by and starring

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conce ...

and also featuring

Lyda Salmonova Lyda Salmonova (born Ludmila Vilemina Anna Salmonova; 14 July 1889 – 18 November 1968) was a Czech stage and film actress who appeared primarily in German films. She was married to the actor Paul Wegener and appeared alongside him in a number o ...

and

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917 ...

. It is now considered to be a

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. It was shot at the

Tempelhof Studios The Tempelhof Studios are a film studio located in Tempelhof in the German capital of Berlin. They were founded in 1912, during the silent era, by German film pioneer Alfred Duskes, who built a glass-roofed studio on the site with financial bac ...

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Rochus Gliese Rochus Gliese (6 January 1891 — 22 December 1978) was a German actor, Film director, director, production designer, and Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated Art director#In film, art director of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. He w ...

. Prior to its release, the film was

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for pornographic images in September 1918 as well as on 21 May 1921.

Cast

as Hidde Yori, Son and heir of the island lord Prince Aswan *

as Eva, Brodersen's daughter *

Gustav Botz Gustav Botz (4 August 1883 – 29 September 1932) was a German actor. Early Life and Career Botz was born on 4 August 1883 at Bremen, German Empire Botz began his career in film business The Foreign Prince (1918), The Devil (1918), His Majest ...

as Brodersen, merchant *

as Düssing, Evas Vetter, volunteer at Fa. Brodersen & Co. *

as Frau Höhne, Zimmervermieterin * Adolf E. Licho as variety director *Walter Norbert as Brodersen's servant *Paul Passarge as lawyer of Fa. Brodersen & Co. * Hans Stürm as Schmitz, head of an overseas branch * as Ein Kontorherr *

Elsa Wagner Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisab ...

References

External links

* Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Paul Wegener German drama films 1918 drama films UFA GmbH films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios German black-and-white films Lost German films Silent drama films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub