''Behind the Altar'' or ''The Secret of Abbe X'' (german: Das Geheimnis des Abbe X) is a 1927 German 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

Julius Brandt Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''Pogrom'' (1919) * ''The Priso ...

and

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood primarily a ...

and starring Dieterle,

Marcella Albani Marcella Albani (born Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca; 7 December 1899 – 11 May 1959), was an Italian actress and writer. Although largely forgotten today, Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and ...

, and Alfred Gerasch.Bock & Bergfelder p. 90 The film's sets were designed by the art directors

Erich Grave Erich Grave (1891–1955) was a German art director.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * '' Behind the Altar'' (1927) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * '' Maria the Maid'' (1936) * '' The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' ...

and

Ernst Stern Ernst Stern (1 April 1876 – 28 August 1954) was a Romanian-German scenic designer who, through his collaborations with most of the prominent German directors of the early 20th century, helped define the aesthetic of expressionism in both the ...

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* 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by William Dieterle Films about Catholic priests German black-and-white films 1927 drama films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub