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Robert Wiene was a German film director, screenwriter and producer, active during the silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and a succession of other expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile.
Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.
The Wandering Light is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Henny Porten, Bruno Decarli and Theodor Becker. It was based on a short story by Ernst von Wildenbruch. A Count marries a woman who come to wrongly believe that he is mad.
Rudolf Biebrach was a German actor and film director. He directed over 70 films between 1909 and 1930; and he appeared as an actor in nearly 110 films between 1909 and 1938. In his youth, Biebrach had worked for some years as an engraver. He got his first engagement as an actor in Gießen during 1890/1891. After a long career as a stage actor, Biebrach managed to become a successful director and character actor in the German film during the 1910s. He directed many films with Henny Porten and Lotte Neumann.
The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Ludwig Trautmann. The film was based on a novel by Emmi Elert.
Imprisoned Soul is a German silent drama film of 1917 directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt, and Curt Goetz. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron von Groot. A young physician tries to rescue her from his clutches. She is finally released from Groot's power when he is found shot dead. The film's theme of hypnotic domination is very similar to that of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) which the screenwriter Weine was to direct two years later.
Her Sport is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg H. Schnell and Hermann Thimig. A man-hating young woman tries to break up her friend's new marriage, but while in the Alps she meets her own ideal man.
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann was a German stage and film actor.
The Princess of Neutralia is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt and Hermann Picha.
The Queen's Secretary is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Käthe Dorsch, Ressel Orla and Margarete Kupfer. A young Queen secretly marries the commander of her bodyguard, but things are complicated when his ex-lover arrives with a touring opera company. The film was widely praised for its direction, acting and cinematography.
The Homecoming of Odysseus is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Bruno Decarli and Arthur Bergen.
The Robber Bride is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Henny Porten, Friedrich Feher and Artur Menzel. A young woman with romantic ideas rejects the arranged marriage her parents want for her, dreaming instead of marrying a bandit.
The Queen's Love Letter is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Henny Porten, Arthur Schröder and Rudolf Biebrach. Its story is unconnected with Wiene's film The Queen's Secretary which was released the same year.
The Great Adventuress is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Georg Alexander, and Fred Solm. Much of the film's funding came from Britain. Location shooting took place in Paris, Calais and London. The film's plot was criticised by reviews for lacking clarity.
I.N.R.I. is a 1923 German silent religious epic film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Gregori Chmara, Henny Porten, and Asta Nielsen. The film is a retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was based on a 1905 novel by Peter Rosegger. It was reissued in 1933 in the United States with an added music track and narration as Crown of Thorns.
Put to the Test is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Heinrich Schroth and Reinhold Schünzel.
The Ringwall Family is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Bruno Decarli and Kurt Vespermann.
Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Hermann Thimig and Kurt Ehrle.
The Lady, the Devil and the Model is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Alfred Abel and Eugen Rex.
Precious Stones is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Paul Bildt, Henny Porten and Paul Hartmann.
