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The Platonic Marriage

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The Platonic Marriage
Directed byPaul Leni
Written by
Produced byJoe May
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
31 January 1919
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

The Platonic Marriage (German: Die platonische Ehe) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Mia May, Georg Alexander and Albert Paulig.[1] An impoverished nobleman marries a woman he finds unattractive simply to get his hands on her money. However, he gradually finds himself falling in love with her.

Leni also worked as art director, designing the film's sets.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Das Ufa-Buch p.40

Bibliography

  • Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. Das Ufa-Buch. Zweitausendeins, 1992.