Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920 film)
| Kohlhiesels Töchter | |
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Hanns Kräly (play) Ernst Lubitsch |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Music by | Aljoscha Zimmermann |
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Running time | 40 minutes 63 minutes (German 1992 version) 58 minutes (20 frame/s) 64 minutes (18 frame/s) |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Kohlhiesels Töchter (English title: Kohlhiesel's Daughters) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke.[1] It is an adaptation of the play Kohlhiesel's Daughters by Hanns Kräly, Lubitsch's frequent collaborator, who also worked on the film's screenplay. Three further film adaptations have been made of the work including a 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten.[2]
Synopsis
In Bavaria, a sweet-natured young woman Gretel wants to get married but her father refuses to allow the match until her elder sister Liesel has married first. As Liesel is notorious for her bad-tempered personality this is no easy challenge.
Cast
- Jakob Tiedtke as Mathias Kohlhiesel, Wirt des "Dorfkruges"
- Henny Porten as Liesel, the older daughter & Gretel, the younger daughter
- Emil Jannings as Peter Xaver
- Gustav von Wangenheim as Paul Seppl
- Willy Prager as the merchant
References
- ^ "Kohlhiesels Töchter". filmportal.de. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. p. 372.
External links
- Kohlhiesels Töchter at IMDb
- Kohlhiesels Töchter is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (German title cards and French subtitles)
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