''Written in the Stars'' (German: ''In den Sternen steht es geschrieben'') is a 1925 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Willy Reiber Willy Reiber (20 February 1895 – 27 November 1980) was a German film director, producer and set designer.Giesen p.223 For many years he worked for the forerunners of Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Selected filmography * '' The ...

and starring

Maria Mindzenty Maria Minzenti or sometimes Maria Mindzenty (21 May 1898 – 19 April 1973) was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * '' The Duke of Reichstadt'' (1920) * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Meriota the Dancer'' (1922) * '' The ...

, Olga Juschakowa and

John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ...

.Grange p.199 The film's sets were designed by the

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Max Heilbronner Max Heilbronner (1902–1964) was a German art director.Eisner p.348 Selected filmography * ''The Path to God'' (1924) * ''Written in the Stars (film), Written in the Stars'' (1925) * ''Hunted People (1926 film), Hunted People'' (1926) * ''How Do ...

. It was shot at the

Emelka 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 Fir ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Cast

as Lisbeth Gabler * Olga Juschakowa as Adele von Behren *

as Horst Raabe *

Ferdinand Martini Ferdinand Martini (1 September 1870 – 23 December 1930) was a German film actor. He appeared in 38 films between 1920 and 1931. He was born in Munich and died in Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) * ''Nigh ...

as Kallenberger *

Georg H. Schnell Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ...

as Heinz von Behren *

Toni Wittels Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegi ...

Hermann Pfanz Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Mis ...

Else Kündinger Else may refer to: Places * Else (Lenne), a river in Germany, tributary to the Lenne * Else (Werre), a river in Germany, tributary to the Werre People * Else (given name) * Else (surname) Music * "Else" (song), a 1999 rock song * ''The Else'', ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Willy Reiber German silent feature films German black-and-white films Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{Germany-silent-film-stub