The Closed Chain

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The Closed Chain
Directed by Paul L. Stein
Written by Erich Wulffen
Produced by Paul Davidson
Starring
Cinematography Fritz Arno Wagner
Production
company
Distributed by UFA
Release date
  • 10 December 1920 (1920-12-10)
CountryGermany
Languages

The Closed Chain (German : Die geschlossene Kette) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Pola Negri, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Carl Ebert. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Winter  [ de ]

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References

  1. Kotowski, p. 214.

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