Women's Sacrifice

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Women's Sacrifice
Directed by Karl Grune
Written by Imre Frey
Georg Kaiser (play)
Produced by Hanns Lippmann
Henny Porten
Wilhelm von Kaufmann
Starring Henny Porten
William Dieterle
Albert Bassermann
Cinematography Arpad Viragh
Production
companies
Gloria-Film
Henny Porten Filmproduktion
Distributed by UFA
Release date
15 February 1922
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Women's Sacrifice (German: Frauenopfer) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Karl Grune and starring Henny Porten, William Dieterle and Albert Bassermann. [1] It was adapted from the play by Georg Kaiser.

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The film's sets were designed by Paul Leni.

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  1. Parish & Canham p.136

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