Anna Boleyn
| Anna Boleyn | |
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| File:AnnaBoleyn1920Cover.jpg US Blu ray & DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Norbert Falk (as Fred Orbing) Hanns Kräly |
| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
| Starring | Henny Porten Emil Jannings Paul Hartmann |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Music by | Eduard Prasch (Original) Javier Pérez de Azpeitia (2006) |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film |
Anna Boleyn, also known as Deception, is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII.
Cast
- Henny Porten as Anna Boleyn
- Emil Jannings as Henry VIII
- Paul Hartmann as Sir Henry Norris
- Ludwig Hartau as the Duke of Norfolk
- Aud Egede-Nissen as Jane Seymour
- Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Queen Catherine
- Maria Reisenhofer as Lady Rochford
- Ferdinand von Alten as Marc Smeton
- Adolf Klein as Cardinal Wolsey
Reception
Anna Boleyn was among Mary Pickford's favorite films, calling it "an example of superb direction and splendid acting, especially that of Emil Jennings. It was the first time on the screen that a King had been made human. It has subtle, satirical humor."[1]
Home media
The film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin" in 2005-2007 with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies" in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.
See also
References
- ^ Howe, Herbert (January 1924). "Mary Pickford's Favorite Stars and Films". Photoplay. New York: Photoplay Publishing Company. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
External links
- Anna Boleyn at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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