Let There Be Light (1917 film)

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Let There Be Light
Directed by Richard Oswald
Written by
Produced byRichard Oswald
Starring
Cinematography Max Fassbender
Production
company
Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release date
  • 2 March 1917 (1917-03-02)
CountryGermany
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Let There Be Light (German : Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. [1] It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, [2] and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. [3] It is a lost film.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.

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References

  1. Kreimeier p. 44
  2. Rogowski, Christian (2010). The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. ISBN   9781571134295.
  3. Linge, Ina (2018). "Sexology, Popular Science and Queer History in Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others)". Gender & History. 30 (3): 595–610. doi:10.1111/1468-0424.12381. PMC   6282845 . PMID   30546198.

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