''The Monk from Santarem'' (German: ''Der Mönch von Santarem'') is a 1924 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) ...
, an adaption of the play of the same name by
Almeida Garrett
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of t ...
. It was directed by
Lothar Mendes
Lothar Mendes (19 May 1894 – 24 February 1974) was a German-born screenwriter and film director. His two best known films are '' Jew Süss'' (1934) and '' The Man Who Could Work Miracles'' (1936), both productions for British studios.
Career
B ...
and stars
Evi Eva
Evi Eva (1899–1985) was a German film actress.Goble p.190
Selected filmography
* '' The Eyes as the Accuser'' (1920)
* '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921)
* '' At the Edge of the Great City'' (1922)
* '' Hallig Hooge'' (1923)
* ''The Heart of Lil ...
,
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appea ...
and
Vivian Gibson
Vivian Gibson (22 October 1898 – 9 May 1981) was a British-born Austrian actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Demos'' (1921)
* '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922)
* ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923)
* ''Countess Maritza'' (1925)
* '' The King and the ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.319]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Ernst Stern
Ernst Stern (1 April 1876 – 28 August 1954) was a Romanian-German scenic designer who, through his collaborations with most of the prominent German directors of the early 20th century, helped define the aesthetic of expressionism in both the ...
.
Cast
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Alf Blütecher
Alf Blütecher (7 February 1880 – 5 March 1959) was a Norwegian actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1930.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1880 births
1959 deaths
People from Tokke
Norwegian mal ...
*
Emmy Förster
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Vivian Gibson
Vivian Gibson (22 October 1898 – 9 May 1981) was a British-born Austrian actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Demos'' (1921)
* '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922)
* ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923)
* ''Countess Maritza'' (1925)
* '' The King and the ...
*
Tzwetta Tzatschewa
Tzwetta Tzatschewa ( bg, Цвета Цачева, 27 December 1900 – 12 December 1975), also known as Manja Tzatschewa, was a Bulgarian film actress of the silent era.Lotte H. Eisner (1964) ''Murnau''. Ramsay. p. 241
Selected filmography
* ...
*
Evi Eva
Evi Eva (1899–1985) was a German film actress.Goble p.190
Selected filmography
* '' The Eyes as the Accuser'' (1920)
* '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921)
* '' At the Edge of the Great City'' (1922)
* '' Hallig Hooge'' (1923)
* ''The Heart of Lil ...
*
Alice de Finetti
*
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appea ...
*
Magnus Stifter
Magnus Stifter (23 January 1878 – 8 September 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Vienna, Austria.
Selected filmograp ...
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Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.
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1924 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Lothar Mendes
German silent feature films
German black-and-white films
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