''Masters of the Sea'' (German: ''Herren der Meere'') is a 1922

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silent adventure film directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...

, María Corda and Tibor Lubinszky.

Production

It was the second film made by Korda for Austria's

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company. It is based on the novel ''The Pirates'' by

Ernest Vajda Ernest Vajda (born Ernő Vajda; 27 May 1886 in Komárno, Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia – 3 April 1954 in Woodland Hills, California) was a Hungarian actor, playwright, and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays. He co-wrote t ...

who also wrote the screenplay. Several other Hungarian exiles also worked on the film, including the producer

Arnold Pressburger Arnold Pressburger (27 August 1885 – 17 February 1951) was an Austrian Jewish film producer who produced more than 70 films between 1913 and 1951. Pressburger was born in Pressburg, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and died in H ...

. The film's storyline offered a romantic view of modern-day pirates and their pursuit of treasure.Kulik p.32 Korda's actress wife Maria Corda appeared in a leading role, credited as Maria Palma.

Cast

Victor Varconi Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...

* María Corda - Anny Lind (as Maria Palma) * Tibor Lubinszky *

Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ...

* Harry De Loon * Max Devrient *

Reinhold Häussermann Reinhold Häussermann (10 February 1884 – 4 April 1947) was a German-born Austrian stage and film actor. Haussermann appeared in twenty-one films during his career, largely in supporting roles in films such as Karl Leiter's '' The Missing Wife' ...

* Gert Lubbers * Paul Pranger * Albert Schreiber

References

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

External links

* 1922 films Austrian silent feature films Austrian adventure films Films directed by Alexander Korda Films based on Hungarian novels Films produced by Arnold Pressburger Pirate films Austrian black-and-white films 1922 adventure films Silent adventure films 1920s German-language films {{Austria-film-stub