The Maharaja's Favourite Wife
Appearance
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German | Tausend für eine Nacht |
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Produced by | Paul Davidson August Blom |
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Cinematography | Sophus Wangøe (Part I and II) Günther Krampf (Part III) |
Music by | Alexander Schirmann |
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Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 72 minutes (Part III) |
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Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Maharaja's Favourite Wife (German: Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha) is a silent adventure film directed by Max Mack and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Fritz Kortner, and Erna Morena.[1] Originally produced in Denmark by Nordisk Film, whose German branch was taken over during the First World War, it was released in three parts, the first two in 1917 and the third in 1921. The third part was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin, and released by the leading German company UFA. Its sets were designed by the Hungarian art director István Szirontai Lhotka.
Cast (Part III)
[edit]- Gunnar Tolnæs as Maharadschah Narada
- Erna Morena as Dienerin von Maharadscha Sangia
- Aud Egede-Nissen as Tänzerin Ellen
- Fritz Kortner as Bruder von Maharadscha Bhima
- Albert Paulig as Hotelportier
- Adolf Klein as Ein Maharadscha
- Emil Rameau as Vater des Maharadscha
- Eduard Rothauser as Theater agent Martini
- Leopold von Ledebur as Theater agent
References
[edit]- ^ Canjels, Rudmer (2011). Distributing Silent Film Serials: Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation. New York: Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-136-83735-7.
External links
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1921 films
- Films of the German Empire
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Max Mack
- German adventure films
- 1917 adventure films
- 1921 adventure films
- Films shot at Tempelhof Studios
- UFA GmbH films
- German black-and-white films
- Silent adventure films
- 1920s German films
- 1910s German films
- 1920s German film stubs