''The Marquise of Clermont'' (German: ''Die Marquise von Clermont'') is a 1922 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

Hans Homma Hans Homma (1874–1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He also directed a number of silent films. Homma was known for his work at Vienna's Burgtheater.Shand p.222 Filmography Actor * ''Queen Draga'' (1920) - Dr. White * ''The Hands of Or ...

and starring

Grit Haid Grit Haid (born Margarete Haid, 14 March 1900 – 13 August 1938) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Kapczynski & Richardson p.60 She was the younger sister of the actress Liane Haid. She died in a plane crash in 1938. Selected filmography * ...

Egon Friedell Egon Friedell (born ''Egon Friedmann''; 21 January 1878, in Vienna – 16 March 1938, in Vienna) was a prominent Austrian cultural historian, playwright, actor and Kabarett performer, journalist and theatre critic. Friedell has been described as ...

and Adolf Weisse.Caneppele & Krenn p.189

Cast

as Germaine *

as König * Adolf Weisse as Herzog von Clermont *

Kurt von Lessen Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and i ...

as Schreiber Collin *

Hanns Marschall Hanns is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hanns Blaschke (1896–1971), Austrian politician *Hanns Bolz (1885–1918), German expressionist and cubist painter *Hanns Brandstätter (born 1949), Austrian fencer *Hanns Braun (188 ...

as Yves * Rida Waldeck * Franz Bronen * Louis Nerz

References

Bibliography

* Paolo Caneppele & Günter Krenn. ''Elektrische Schatten''. Filmarchiv Austria, 1999.

External links

* 1922 films Austrian silent feature films Films directed by Hans Homma Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub