The Weavers (1927 film)

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The Weavers
Die Weber 1897 by Emil Orlik.jpeg
Poster for the play on which the film is based.
Directed by Frederic Zelnik
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Cinematography
Music by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
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Distributed by Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
14 May 1927
Running time
93 minutes
CountryGermany
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The Weavers (German : Die Weber) is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener, Valeska Stock and Hermann Picha. The film is based on the 1892 play of the same title by Gerhart Hauptmann based on a historical event. [1] The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew.

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During the 1840s a group of Silesian weavers stage an uprising due to their concerns about the Industrial Revolution's impact of their lives.

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References

  1. Prawer p. 208

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