Violet (1921 film)

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Violet
Directed by Artur Holz
Written by
Produced by Erich Pommer
Starring
Cinematography Paul Holzki
Production
company
Distributed byDecla-Bioscop
Release date
11 November 1921
Running time
54 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Violet is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Artur Holz and starring Olga Chekhova, Hans Kuhnert and Eugen Burg. The film was based on a novel by Kurt Aram. It premiered at the cinema in the Tauentzienpalast on 11 November 1921. [1]

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  1. Hardt p.225

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