''The Monastery's Hunter'' (German: ''Der Klosterjäger'') is a 1920 German
silent historical 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
Franz Osten and starring
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Der Einäugige'' (1916)
* ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter
* ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack
* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918 ...
,
Thea Steinbrecher and
Toni Wittels
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name.
In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni.
In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegi ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.366] It is based on the 1892
novel of the same title by
Ludwig Ganghofer
Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer who became famous for his homeland novels.
Biography
He was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, the son of forestry official August Ganghofer (1827–1900). His younger sister Ida (186 ...
.
Cast
*
Fritz Greiner
Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Der Einäugige'' (1916)
* ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter
* ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack
* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918 ...
as Wolfrat Polzer
*
Thea Steinbrecher as Gittli
*
Toni Wittels
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name.
In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni.
In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegi ...
as Sepha
*
Carl Dalmonico as Probst Heinrich von Inzing
*
Viktor Gehring
Viktor Gehring (10 January 1889 – 24 April 1978) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.213
Selected filmography
* '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918)
* '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920)
* '' The Chain of Guilt'' (1921)
* '' Trutzi from Trutzbe ...
as Klosterjäger Haymo
*
F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Pater Desertus - Graf Dietwald
*
Hans Außfelder as Klostervogt
*
Curt Gerdes as Der Eggebauer
*
Hildegard Wall as Zenza
*
Stuart Josef Lutz as Bildschnitzer Ulei
*
Ferdinand Martini
Ferdinand Martini (1 September 1870 – 23 December 1930) was a German film actor. He appeared in 38 films between 1920 and 1931. He was born in Munich and died in Germany.
Selected filmography
* '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920)
* '' Nig ...
as Klostergärtner Frater Severin
*
Molly Albrecht as Klosterbub Walti
See also
* ''
The Monastery's Hunter'' (1935)
* ''
The Monastery's Hunter'' (1953)
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
*
German historical drama films
1920s historical drama films
1920 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Franz Osten
Films based on German novels
Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer
Films about hunters
Films set in Bavaria
Films set in the Alps
Films set in the 14th century
German black-and-white films
1920 drama films
Silent historical drama films
1920s German films
1920s German-language films
{{Germany-silent-film-stub