Die Arche

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Die Arche
Directed by Richard Oswald
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Karl Freund
Production
company
Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release date
  • 16 September 1919 (1919-09-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryWeimar Republic
Languages
  • Silent film
  • German intertitles

Die Arche (The Ark) is a 1919 silent science fiction film starring Leo Connard and directed by Richard Oswald. It is a two-part German epic based upon a novel by Werner Scheff. It follows the story of a near future in which civilization has been destroyed.

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