Memoirs of a Nun

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Memoirs of a Nun
Directed by Arthur Bergen
Written by
Starring Mary Nolan
Cinematography Franz Koch
Music by Hans May
Production
company
Münchner Lichtspielkunst
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 24 February 1927 (1927-02-24)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Memoirs of a Nun (German: Erinnerungen einer Nonne) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Mary Nolan. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Berlin.

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References

  1. Gerhard Lamprecht. Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8 p.48