''With God for Emperor and Empire'' (German: ''Mit Gott für Kaiser und Reich'') is a 1916 German silent

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directed by

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and

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and starring

Hermann Benke Hermann Benke (1866–1937) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Grange p.234 He made a number of appearances in silent films, co-starring with the rising actress Liane Haid in productions by Wiener Kunstfilm. Selected filmography * ''With Heart ...

and

Liane Haid Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Biography Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...

. The celebrated

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composer

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wrote a score to accompany the film at screenings. It was one of a number of patriotic

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s made to support Austria's war effort during the

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.Von Dassanowsky p.22

Cast

as Marjor von Hess * Josephine Josephi as seine Mutter *

as seine Tochter Liane * Hans Rhoden as Leutnant Falk

References

Bibliography

* Robert Von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* Austro-Hungarian films 1916 films Austrian silent feature films Austrian war drama films Films directed by Jacob Fleck Films directed by Luise Fleck Austrian black-and-white films 1910s war drama films 1916 drama films World War I propaganda films Silent war drama films {{Austria-film-stub