Earth Spirit (film)
| Earth Spirit | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leopold Jessner |
| Written by | Frank Wedekind (play) Carl Mayer |
| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
| Starring | Asta Nielsen Albert Bassermann Carl Ebert Gustav Rickelt |
| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Richard Oswald-Film |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Earth Spirit (German: Erdgeist) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Leopold Jessner and starring Asta Nielsen, Albert Bassermann and Carl Ebert. It is based on the 1895 play of the same name by Frank Wedekind. It premiered in Berlin on 22 February 1923.[1]
Plot
[edit]Dr. Schön marries a lower-class girl, Lulu. Young and voluptuous, she attracts the attention of all the men, but the doctor will not let her go. After Lulu shoots the doctor, his son has to make a serious decision.
Cast
[edit]- Asta Nielsen as Lulu
- Albert Bassermann as Dr. Schoen
- Carl Ebert as Schwarz
- Gustav Rickelt as Dr. Goll
- Rudolf Forster as Alwa Schoen
- Alexander Granach as Schigolch
- Heinrich George as Rodrigo
- Erwin Biswanger as Eulenber
- Julius Falkenstein
- Lucy Kieselhausen
- Anton Pointner
References
[edit]- ^ Grange p.141
Bibliography
[edit]- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Earth Spirit at IMDb
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- 1923 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Silent German drama films
- Films based on works by Frank Wedekind
- Films directed by Leopold Jessner
- 1923 drama films
- Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer
- German black-and-white films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
- German-language drama films
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