| Wandering Souls | |
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| Directed by | Carl Froelich |
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| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær |
Production company | Russo Film |
| Distributed by | Decla-Bioscop |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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Wandering Souls (German: Irrende Seelen) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel, and Walter Janssen. It was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot . The film was the first of three to be made by Russo Film, a small production company set up by Decla-Bioscop to make literary adaptations. [1] The 123-minute film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered on 3 March 1921 at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. [2]
