The Power of Darkness (1924 film)

The Power of Darkness
Directed by	Conrad Wiene
Written by	Leo Tolstoy (play) Robert Wiene
Starring	Petr Sharov Mariya Germanova Maria Kryshanovskaya
Cinematography	Willy Goldberger Ernst Lüttgens
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production company	Neumann-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Bayerische Film
Release date	16 June 1924 (1924-06-16)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Power of Darkness (German:Die Macht der Finsternis) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Petr Sharov, Mariya Germanova and Maria Kryshanovskaya. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's play The Power of Darkness . ^[1]

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.

Cast

• Petr Sharov
• Mariya Germanova - Anisia
• Maria Kryshanovskaya - Aniuta
• Alexander Wiruboff - Nikita
• Pavel Pavlov - Akim
• Maria Egorowa - Akulina
• Sergej Kommissarov
• Nikolai Massalitinov
• Vera Orlova
• Vera Pawlowa
• George Seroff

References

1. Jung & Schatzberg p.213

Bibliography

• Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

• The Power of Darkness at IMDb