The Famous Woman

The Famous Woman
Fred Solm and Lili Damita
Directed by	Robert Wiene
Written by	Melchior Lengyel (play and screenplay)
Produced by	Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo Arnold Pressburger
Starring	Lili Damita Fred Solm Warwick Ward Lissy Arna
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Music by	Walter Ulfig
Distributed by	Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date	29 October 1927
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Famous Woman (German: Die berühmte Frau) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play Die Tänzerin by Melchior Lengyel, who also wrote the film's screenplay. While performing in Barcelona, a dancer falls in love with a Spanish aristocrat. He proposes marriage to her providing she give up her profession. She agrees and the wedding preparations begin. When her troupe returns to Spain, however, she is drawn back to her true calling as a dancer and her aristocratic lover reluctantly allows her to go free. Damita's performance was particularly praised, as was the cinematography of Otto Kanturek who had done location shooting in Barcelona.

Cast

• Lili Damita – Sonja Litowskaja
• Fred Solm – Alfredo de Cavalcante
• Warwick Ward – Gerald
• Lissy Arna – Zofe bei Sonja
• Alexander Granach – Diener bei Alfredo
• Arnold Korff – Der Herzog v. Olivarez
• Mathilde Sussin – Mutter des Alfredo
• Alexander Murski – Vater des Alfredo
• Nikolaus von Lovrie

Bibliography

• Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

• The Famous Woman at IMDb