''The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (german: Der Raub der Sabinerinnen) is a 1928 German
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 Land
Robert Land (1887–1940) was an Austrian-Jewish film director of Moravian descent.
Biography
Born as Robert Liebmann to a German-speaking Jewish Family in Kroměříž. Land moved to Vienna to study German literature and art history. He started ...
and starring
Ralph Arthur Roberts
Ralph Arthur Roberts (born Robert Arthur Schönherr; 2 October 1884 – 12 March 1940)[Ida Wüst
Ida Wüst (; 10 October 1884 – 4 October 1958) was a German stage and film actress whose career was prominent in the 1920s and 1930s with Universum Film AG (UFA).
Life and career
Little is known about Ida Wüst's early childhood. She discovere ...]
and
Teddy Bill
Teddy Bill (18 November 1900 – 11 February 1949) was an Austrian actor. Later in his career he was also credited as Teddy Kern.
Selected filmography
* ''Princess Trulala'' (1926) - Lackei
* ''Vienna - Berlin'' (1926) - Ein Heurigenfänger
* ...
. It was based on a play of the same name which had had several film adaptations.
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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 ...
Robert Neppach
Robert Neppach (2 March 1890 – 18 August 1939) was an Austrian architect, film producer and art director. Neppach worked from 1919 in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He oversaw the art direction of over 80 films during his career, i ...
.
Cast
See also
* ''
The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936)
* ''
Romulus and the Sabines'' (Italy, 1945)
* ''
The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1954)
References
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1928 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
Films directed by Robert Land
German silent feature films
1928 comedy films
German comedy films
German films based on plays
Films about theatre
German black-and-white films
Silent comedy films
1920s German films
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