''The Monastery's Hunter'' (German: ''Der Klosterjäger'') is a 1920 German silent

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directed by

Franz Osten Franz Osten (23 December 1876 in Munich – 2 December 1956) was a Bavaria, Bavarian filmmaker who along with Himansu Rai was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Rai on a number of India's earliest blockbuster film ...

and starring

Fritz Greiner Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Der Einäugige'' (1916) * ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter * ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918 ...

, Thea Steinbrecher and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.366 It is based on the 1892 novel of the same title by

Ludwig Ganghofer Ludwig Ganghofer (7 July 1855 – 24 July 1920) was a German writer. He has been called the "most-adapted author in the history of German cinema", as many of his novels were turned into films. Biography Ganghofer was born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, ...

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as Wolfrat Polzer * Thea Steinbrecher as Gittli *

as Sepha * Carl Dalmonico as Probst Heinrich von Inzing *

Viktor Gehring Viktor Gehring (10 January 1889 – 24 April 1978) was a German stage and film actor.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * '' The Hunter of Fall'' (1918) * '' The Monastery's Hunter'' (1920) * '' The Chain of Guilt'' (1921) * '' Trutzi from Trutzbe ...

as Klosterjäger Haymo * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Pater Desertus - Graf Dietwald * Hans Außfelder as Klostervogt * Curt Gerdes as Der Eggebauer * Hildegard Wall as Zenza * Stuart Josef Lutz as Bildschnitzer Ulei *

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) * '' Nig ...

as Klostergärtner Frater Severin * Molly Albrecht as Klosterbub Walti

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Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

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* 1920s historical drama films 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Osten Films based on German novels Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer Films about hunting Films set in Bavaria Films set in the Alps Films set in the 14th century German black-and-white films 1920 drama films Silent German historical drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films German-language historical drama films {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub

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