''The Robber Bride'' (German: ') is a 1916
German
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silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Robert Wiene and starring
Henny Porten,
Friedrich Feher
Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing.
He is perhaps bes ...
and Artur Menzel. A young woman with romantic ideas rejects the arranged marriage her parents want for her, dreaming instead of marrying a bandit.
[Jung & Schatzberg, p. 27]
Cast
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Henny Porten
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Friedrich Feher
Friedrich Feher (born Friedrich Weiß, 16 March 1889 – 30 September 1950) was an Austrian actor and film director. He first entered the film business in 1913, starting out as an actor but quickly gravitated toward directing.
He is perhaps bes ...
* Artur Menzel
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Karl Elzer
Karl Conrad Elzer (2 August 1881 – 30 August 1938) was a German film actor.
Elzer was born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and died in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany at age 57.
Selected filmography
* ''The Robber Bride'' (1916)
* '' ...
References
Bibliography
* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.
External links
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1916 films
Films of the German Empire
German silent feature films
Films directed by Robert Wiene
German black-and-white films
1916 comedy films
Silent German comedy films
1910s German films
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