The Rider on the White Horse (1934 film)

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The Rider on the White Horse
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German Der Schimmelreiter
Directed by Hans Deppe
Curt Oertel
Written byHans Deppe
Curt Oertel
Based on The Rider on the White Horse
by Theodor Storm
Starring Mathias Wieman
Marianne Hoppe
Ali Ghito
CinematographyAlexander von Lagorio
Music by Winfried Zillig
Production
company
Fritsch-Tonfilm
Release date
  • 12 January 1934 (1934-01-12)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Rider on the White Horse (German: Der Schimmelreiter) is a 1934 German drama film written and directed by Hans Deppe and Curt Oertel and starring Mathias Wieman, Marianne Hoppe and Ali Ghito. [1]

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It was based on the novel of the same name by Theodor Storm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Pellon. It was shot on location in Schleswig-Holstein.

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  1. O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Camden House, 2006. p. 47.