The Power of Darkness (1924 film)
Appearance
The Power of Darkness | |
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Directed by | Conrad Wiene |
Written by | Leo Tolstoy (play) Robert Wiene |
Starring | Petr Sharov Mariya Germanova Maria Kryshanovskaya |
Cinematography | Willy Goldberger Ernst Lüttgens |
Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Bayerische Film |
Release date | 16 June 1924 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Power of Darkness (German:Die Macht der Finsternis) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Petr Sharov, Mariya Germanova and Maria Kryshanovskaya. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's play The Power of Darkness.[1]
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Cast
- Petr Sharov
- Mariya Germanova - Anisia
- Maria Kryshanovskaya - Aniuta
- Alexander Wiruboff - Nikita
- Pavel Pavlov - Akim
- Maria Egorowa - Akulina
- Sergej Kommissarov
- Nikolai Massalitinov
- Vera Orlova
- Vera Pawlowa
- George Seroff
References
- ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.213
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.