The Women's War (film)

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The Women's War
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Directed by Franz Seitz
Written by Ludwig Anzengruber (play)
Joseph Dalman
Starring Fritz Kampers
Liane Haid
Lotte Lorring
Cinematography Franz Koch
Music by Hansheinrich Dransmann
Production
company
Münchner Lichtspielkunst
Distributed by Bavaria Film
Release date
18 September 1928
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Women's War (German: Der Weiberkrieg) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Fritz Kampers, Liane Haid and Lotte Lorring. [1] It is based upon the play by Ludwig Anzengruber.

Contents

It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich for release by Bavaria Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi.

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References

  1. Elsaesser & Wedel p.86

Bibliography

Thomas Elsaesser & Michael Wedel. A Second Life: German Cinema's First Decades. Amsterdam University Press, 1996.