Ash Wednesday (1925 film)

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Ash Wednesday
Directed by Wolfgang Neff
Written by Marie Luise Droop
Produced by Gustav Althoff
Starring
Cinematography Willy Goldberger
Production
company
Distributed byAafa Film
Release date
  • 6 February 1925 (1925-02-06)
CountryGermany
Languages

Ash Wednesday (German : Aschermittwoch) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Bernd Aldor, Sybill Morel, and Claire Rommer. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by Fritz Kraenke.

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References

  1. Grange, p. 191.

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