Theodor Herzl (film)

Theodor Herzl
Directed by	Otto Kreisler
Written by	Heinrich Glücksmann
Starring	Ernst Bath Rudolph Schildkraut Joseph Schildkraut Josef Schreiter
Music by	Josef Sulzer
Production company	Helios Film
Distributed by	Helios Film
Release date	1921
Country	Austria
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Theodor Herzl or Theodor Herzl, Standard-Bearer of the Jewish People (German:Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes) is a 1921 Austrian silent drama film directed by Otto Kreisler and starring Ernst Bath, Rudolph Schildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut. It portrays the life of Theodor Herzl, the pioneer of modern Zionism.

Cast

• Ernst Bath as Theodor Herzl
• Rudolph Schildkraut as Das ringende Israel
• Joseph Schildkraut as Das leidende Israel
• Josef Schreiter as Prophet
• Rudolf Dietz as Dr. Samuel Goldblatt
• Else Osterheim as eine junge russische Jüdin
• Gita Lenart-Vago as eine spanische Jüdin
• Axel Plessen as russischer Gutsbesitzer
• Pippa Gettke as Altjüdische tänzerin
• Heinz Altringen as König von Spanien
• Ludwig Donath as Prinz Eugen
• Eugen Preiß as Pope Leo XIII

Bibliography

• Holmes, Deborah & Silverman, Lisa. Interwar Vienna: Culture Between Tradition and Modernity. Camden House, 2009.
• Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Publishing, 2005.

External links

• Theodor Herzl at IMDb