Adolf Gärtner (24 July 1867 − 9 February 1937) was a German film director of the
silent era
A silent film is a film without 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, wh ...
.
[Cresswell & Dixon p.174]
Selected filmography
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The Night Talk
''The Night Talk'' (German: ''Das Nachtgespräch'') is a 1917 German silent crime film directed by Adolf Gärtner and Erich Kaiser-Titz, Reinhold Schünzel and Bruno Ziener.Bock & Bergfelder p.433
Cast
* Erich Kaiser-Titz as Phantomas
* Else Eck ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Sadja'' (1918)
* ''
The Lady in the Car
''The Lady in the Car'' (German: ''Die Dame im Auto'') is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Adolf Gärtner.Bock & Bergfelder p.167 It was one of a series of films featuring Rolf Loer as Phantomas.
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Rolf L ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Between Two Worlds'' (1919)
* ''
Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman
''Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman'' (German: ''Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin'') is a 1920 German silent historical comedy film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Rudolf Lettinger and Georg John.Bachmann p.251 It is ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Mary Tudor'' (1920)
* ''
Princess Woronzoff'' (1920)
* ''
The Sons of Count Dossy'' (1920)
* ''
The Voice'' (1920)
* ''
The Devil and Circe
''The Devil and Circe'' (German: ''Teufel und Circe'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Sascha Gura, Eduard von Winterstein and Walter von Allwoerden. It premiered in Munich on 7 June 1921.
Cast
*Sascha ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The Last Witness'' (1921)
* ''
The Adventuress of Monte Carlo
''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' () is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner and Eduard von Winterstein. It was released in three parts, ''The Mistress of the Shah'', ''Mo ...
'' (1921)
* ''
The White Death'' (1921)
* ''
The Riddle of the Sphinx
A sphinx ( ; , ; or sphinges ) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
In Greek tradition, the sphinx is a treacherous and merciless being with the head of a woman, the haunches of a l ...
'' (1921)
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The Circus Princess'' (1925)
References
Bibliography
* Tim Cresswell &
Deborah Dixon
Deborah P. Dixon is a British geographer and Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow. She is recognized for her contributions to feminist geopolitics. Dixon serves as the Deputy Head of School at the School of Geographical and Earth S ...
. ''Engaging Film: Geographies of Mobility and Identity''. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002.
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1867 births
1937 deaths
Film directors from Berlin
German silent film directors
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