Violantha

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Violantha
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Henny Porten
Directed by Carl Froelich
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Music by Walter Winnig
Production
companies
  • Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
  • Monopol-Film
Distributed by Parufamet
Release date
8 January 1928
Countries
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
Languages

Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle. [1] The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta .

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The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.

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  1. Parish & Canham p.118

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