''The Wife of Forty Years'' (German: ''Die Frau von vierzig Jahren'') is a 1925
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
silent 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
Richard Oswald and starring
Diana Karenne
Diana Karenne (born Leucadia Konstantia; 1888 – 14 October 1940) was a Polish film actress and director.
She appeared in more than 40 films between 1916 and 1940. In 1917, she opened her film production company in Milan. Injured in a Wor ...
,
Vladimir Gajdarov
Vladimir Georgievich Gajdarov (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Гайдаров; 25 July 1893 – 17 November 1978) was a Russian film actor and star of Russian and German silent cinema.
Filmography
*''Father Sergius'' (1917), as N ...
and
Sig Arno
Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as '' Pardon My Sarong'' and '' The Mummy's Hand''. He may be best remembered from '' The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) as T ...
. The film's
art direction was by
Paul Leni
Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi; 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making '' Hintertreppe'' (1921) and '' Waxworks'' (1924) in Germany, and '' The Cat and the Canary'' (1927), '' ...
.
[Kasten & Loacker p.553]
Cast
*
Diana Karenne
Diana Karenne (born Leucadia Konstantia; 1888 – 14 October 1940) was a Polish film actress and director.
She appeared in more than 40 films between 1916 and 1940. In 1917, she opened her film production company in Milan. Injured in a Wor ...
as die Frau
*
Vladimir Gajdarov
Vladimir Georgievich Gajdarov (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Гайдаров; 25 July 1893 – 17 November 1978) was a Russian film actor and star of Russian and German silent cinema.
Filmography
*''Father Sergius'' (1917), as N ...
as Er
*
Sig Arno
Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as '' Pardon My Sarong'' and '' The Mummy's Hand''. He may be best remembered from '' The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) as T ...
as Der Hausfreund
*
Paul Otto
Paul Otto Schlesinger (8 February 1878 – 25 or 30 November 1943) was a German film actor and director. Born in Berlin, he began a qualification as a retail merchant and made his actor's debut at the age of 17. Otto worked at Theaters in ...
as Der Mann
*
Dina Gralla
Dina Gralla (born Hedwig Gralla; 15 January 1905 – 11 November 1994) was a German film actress.
Gralla was born Hedwig Gralla in Berlin to German parents. She received dance training in 1919 and performed as a ballet dancer at the revues at th ...
as die Tochter
References
Bibliography
* Kasten, Jürgen & Loacker, Armin. ''Richard Oswald: Kino zwischen Spektakel, Aufklärung und Unterhaltung''. Verlag Filmarchiv Austria, 2005.
External links
*
1925 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Richard Oswald
German black-and-white films
German drama films
1925 drama films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
{{Germany-silent-film-stub