The Good Comrade

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The Good Comrade
German Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
Directed byHans Felsing
Written byHans Felsing
Produced byHans Felsing
Starring Willy Kaiser-Heyl
Henri Peters-Arnolds
Margit Barnay
CinematographyMax Lutze
Music byGeorg Enders
Production
company
Sing-Film
Release date
  • 1923 (1923)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Good Comrade (German: Ich hatt' einen Kameraden), or I Had a Comrade, is a 1923 German silent film directed by Hans Felsing and starring Willy Kaiser-Heyl, Henri Peters-Arnolds and Margit Barnay. [1] [2] It takes its title from a popular song.

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References

  1. Langford, Michelle. Directory of World Cinema: Germany. Intellect Books, 2012. p. 70.
  2. "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de.