''The Marquise of Armiani'' (german: Die Marchesa d'Armiani) is a 1920 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

directed by Alfred Halm and starring

Pola Negri Pola Negri (; born Apolonia Chalupec ; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress and singer. She achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European film for her tragedienne and femm ...

Ernst Dernburg Ernst Dernburg (born Erich Wilhelm Franz Hermann Calow; 4 April 1887 – 23 September 1969) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.198 Selected filmography *'' The Sacrifice'' (1918) * '' The Living Dead'' (1919) * '' The Marquise of Armiani ...

, and

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 ...

.Kotowski p. 214 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 November 1900 – 29 December 1969) was a German chess International Master and chess writer. Chess achievements In 1922, Richter for the first time won the Berlin City Chess Championship. In 1928, he tie ...

Cast

as Marchesa Assunta *

as Polizeichef *

as Assuntas Mutter *

Max Pohl Max Pohl (10 December 1855 – 7 April 1935) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Gadberry p.155 Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Marquise of Armiani'' (1920) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' The Oath of Ste ...

* Fritz Schulz

References

Bibliography

* Mariusz Kotowski. ''Pola Negri: Hollywood's First Femme Fatale''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014.

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* 1920 films 1920 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Alfred Halm German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub