The Evangelist (1924 film)

The Evangelist
Directed by	Holger-Madsen
Written by	Holger-Madsen Hermann Kienzl Wilhelm Kienzl (opera)
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Paul Hartmann Hanni Weisse Elisabeth Bergner
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang
Production company	Union-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	4 January 1924
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Evangelist (German: Der Evangelimann) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Paul Hartmann, Hanni Weisse and Elisabeth Bergner. It is based on the 1895 opera Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer. It was released by the German major studio UFA.

Cast

• Paul Hartmann as Evangelimann, Lehrer einer Klosterschule
• Hanni Weisse as Mutter / Tochter
• Jacob Feldhammer as Bruder des Evangelimanns
• Heinrich Peer as Engel, Justitiar des Stiftes St. Othmar
• Elisabeth Bergner as Magdalena
• Hans Leiter as Der Giraffe
• Holger-Madsen as Schneider Zitterbart
• Dr. Jockl as Die Bulldogge
• Harry Halm as Bettelbub
• Adolphe Engers
• Loni Nest
• Sigrid Onegin

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• The Evangelist at IMDb