Ikarus, the Flying Man

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Ikarus, the Flying Man
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Directed by Carl Froelich
Written by Leo Heller
Produced by Karl Julius Fritzsche
Starring
Cinematography Hermann Boettger
Production
company
Neutral-Film
Release date
  • 27 October 1918 (1918-10-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages Silent
German intertitles

Ikarus, the Flying Man (German: Ikarus, der fliegende Mensch) is a 1918 German silent war film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Ernst Hofmann, Esther Carena and Gustav Botz. [1] While a press screening was held in October 1918, during the final weeks of the First World War, it did not go on general release until the following July when it premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.138

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