''The Wiskottens'' (German: ''Die Wiskottens'') is a 1926 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) ...

directed by Arthur Bergen and starring

Karl Platen Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931). Biography Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died ...

, Gertrud Arnold and

Harry Liedtke Harry Liedtke (12 October 1882 – 28 April 1945) was a German film actor. Early life Liedtke was born in Königsberg, East Prussia to a merchant as the seventh out of 12 children. After the death of his father in 1896, he grew up in an orphanage ...

.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.890 It was based on the 1903 novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Max Knaake Max Knaake (1886–1968) was a German art director.Greco p.186 Selected filmography * ''La Boheme'' (1923) * ''Curfew'' (1925) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1926) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * '' Hurrah! I Live!'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' ( ...

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* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Arthur Bergen German silent feature films National Film films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub