Patience (film)

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Patience
German Die Karten des Todes
Directed by
Written by Ewald André Dupont
Produced by Hanns Lippmann
Starring
Cinematography Carl Hoffmann
Production
company
Gloria-Film
Release date
  • 16 April 1920 (1920-04-16)
CountryGermany
Languages Silent
German intertitles

Patience or The Cards of Death (German : Die Karten des Todes) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Adele Sandrock, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. [1] It was produced by Gloria-Film, a company later taken over by UFA.

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The film's sets were designed by Paul Leni. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Soister, John T. (2 September 2015). Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1122-8.