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Directed by | Harry Piel |
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Distributed by | Phoebus Film |
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Country | Germany |
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The Black Pierrot (German : Der schwarze Pierrot) is a 1926 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel. [1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter.
Benrath is a quarter of Düsseldorf in the south of the city, part of Borough 9. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929. Benrath has an area of 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi), and 17,178 inhabitants (2020).
Heinrich Piel, known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films.
Hugo Fischer-Köppe was an early German film actor.
Phil Jutzi was a German cinematographer and film director.
Dary Holm was a German actress. She married film star Harry Piel in 1927. Holm starred alongside Piel in several films, such as Johnny Steals Europe (1932).
Gotthardt Wolf (1887–1947) was a German cinematographer who worked on nearly fifty films, mostly during the silent era. He worked on a number of films with Harry Piel the star of comedy-thrillers such as His Greatest Bluff (1927).
Man Against Man is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Fritz Beckmann.
Georg Muschner was a German cinematographer. He worked on over sixty productions during his career in the Weimar Republic, Austria, and Nazi Germany. Muschner originally worked as a portrait photographer, before entering the film industry during the silent era. He worked on several Harry Piel films, including His Greatest Bluff. During the 1930s he often worked with the director Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla.
His Best Friend is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Dary Holm and Grit Haid. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.
Men Without Work is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo.
The Black Pierrot is a 1913 German silent film directed by Harry Piel.
The Bear of the Baskervilles is a 1916 German silent film directed by Harry Piel.
The Sultan of Johore is a 1917 German silent film directed by Harry Piel.
The Lost House is a 1922 German silent adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel.
The Adventures of Captain Hansen is a 1917 German silent film directed by Harry Piel.
Fritz Kraenke (1890–1947) was a German art director. He worked on the sets of more than thirty films during the silent era.
Night of Mystery is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Harry Piel, Dary Holm, and Josef Peterhans. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann.
Mathilde Rupp, known by the stage name Tilly Bébé, was an Austrian circus performer. She was noted for her performances with large predators and is considered a pioneer in the performance aspects of lion taming. In addition to live acts, she participated in making silent films. Rupp was born in Vienna and initially trained to be a typist. Against her father's wishes, she left a position in a law firm to work with snakes in the Vienna Vivarium. She began performing with hyenas around 1897 and her father accepted her career choice, becoming her manager two years later. Bébé made appearances in many European capitals throughout her career with both lions and polar bears. She also toured South America in the 1920s. Performing into her 50s, she died in Vienna in 1932.
Secret Agent is a 1932 German thriller film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Maria Matray, Eduard von Winterstein and Leonard Steckel. It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.
Swifter Than Death is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in Munich and the Côte d'Azur. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke.