''The Unwritten Law'' (German: ''Das ungeschriebene Gesetz'') is a 1922 German silent

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directed by

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and starring

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and

Carl Auen Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the ...

.Grange p.111 It was shot at the

Bavaria 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 Firs ...

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Cast

* Marie Escher *

Karl Falkenberg Karl Falkenberg (born Karl Franz Josef Falkenberg, 6 April 1887 – died after 1936) was a German-Jewish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Clown Charly'' (1918) * '' Cain'' (1918) * '' Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''The Song of the Puszta'' (1 ...

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* Josef Bertoli

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Carl Boese German silent feature films German black-and-white films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1922 drama films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub