''The Terror of the Sea'' (german: Der Schrecken des Meeres) is a 1924 German
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
Franz Osten
Franz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavaria, Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster film ...
and starring
Carl de Vogt
Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...
,
Helena Makowska
Helena Makowska ('' née'' Woynowiczówna, 2 March 1893 – 22 August 1964) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1911 and 1958.
Early life
Helena Makowska was born Helena Woynowiczówna on 2 March 1893 to Ludwik ...
, and
Cläre Lotto
Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de Vogt (born ...
.
[Bock & Bergfelder p. 351]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Max Heilbronner
Max Heilbronner (1902–1964) was a German art director.Eisner p.348
Selected filmography
* ''The Path to God'' (1924)
* ''Written in the Stars (film), Written in the Stars'' (1925)
* ''Hunted People (1926 film), Hunted People'' (1926)
* ''How Do ...
. It was shot at the
Emelka Studios
Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film.
History
The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...
in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
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1924 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Franz Osten
German black-and-white films
Bavaria Film films
Films shot at Bavaria Studios
1920s German films
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