The Air Pirates (film)

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The Air Pirates
Directed by Harry Piel
Written by
Produced byHarry Piel
StarringHarry Piel
Cinematography Gustave Preiss
Production
company
Metro Film GmbH
Release date
  • 16 July 1920 (1920-07-16)
CountryGermany
Languages

The Air Pirates (German : Die Luftpiraten) is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Albert Korell.

Cast

Plot

The eponymous air pirates are criminals who use a veritable airship to ascend to their well-off victims in a hotel high up in the mountains in order to rob them. Alas, Harry Peel neutralizes the crooks despite their highly modern equipment.

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References

  1. Grange p. 69
  2. Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810859678.

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