Masks (1920 film)

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Masks
Directed by William Wauer
Written byElsa Bassermann
Starring
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Production
company
Greenbaum-Film
Release date
12 September 1920
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Masks (German: Masken) is a 1920 German silent film directed by William Wauer and starring Albert Bassermann and Elsa Bassermann. [1] It was part of a group of expressionist films released during the period.

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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.514

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