The Sporck Battalion (1934 film)

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The Sporck Battalion
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Directed by Rolf Randolf
Theodor Loos
Written by Richard Skowronnek  [ de ] (novel)
Bobby E. Lüthge
Starring Fritz Genschow
Werner Schott
Erich Fiedler
Cinematography Karl Puth
Edited by Ludolf Grisebach
Music by Fritz Wenneis
Production
company
Rolf Randolf-Film
Distributed by Bavaria Film
Release date
  • 30 August 1934 (1934-08-30)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The Sporck Battalion (German : Die sporck'schen Jäger) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Rolf Randolf and Theodor Loos and starring Fritz Genschow, Werner Schott and Erich Fiedler. [1] It is based on a novel of the same name which had previously been made into the 1927 silent film The Sporck Battalion .

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It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the Masuren Lakes in East Prussia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter.

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References

  1. Waldman p.148

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