Chronicles of the Gray House

Chronicles of the Gray House
Chronicles of the Gray House
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur von Gerlach
Screenplay by	Thea von Harbou
Based on	A Chapter in the History of Grieshuus by Theodor Storm
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Paul Hartmann ; Rudolf Forster ; Lil Dagover
Cinematography	Fritz Arno Wagner; Carl Drews; Erich Nitzschmann
Music by	Gottfried Huppertz
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	11 February 1925;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent ; German intertitles

Chronicles of the Gray House (German: Zur Chronik von Grieshuus) is a 1925 German silent historical drama film directed by Arthur von Gerlach and starring Paul Hartmann, Rudolf Forster and Lil Dagover.

It is also known as At the Grey House. The narrative is set in the 17th century and follows the intrigues when the son of a feudal landowner falls in love with the daughter of one of the serfs, causing his younger brother to see an opportunity for himself. The screenplay by Thea von Harbou is based on Theodor Storm's novella A Chapter in the History of Grieshuus.^[1]

Erich Pommer produced the film for Universum Film AG. Principal photography took place from May 1923 to November 1924 around the Lüneburg Heath and Neubabelsberg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig.^[2] The premiere took place in Berlin on 11 February 1925.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Arthur Kraußneck as Burgherr von Grieshuus
Paul Hartmann as Junker Hinrich
Rudolf Forster as Junker Detlev
Rudolf Rittner as Owe Heiken
Lil Dagover as Bärbe
Gertrude Welcker as Gesine
Gertrud Arnold as Matte
Hanspeter Peterhans as Enzio
Christian Bummerstedt as Christof
Josef Peterhans as Bereiter

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Zur Chronik von Grieshuus". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ Bock & Bergfelder p.194

Bibliography[edit]

Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links[edit]

Chronicles of the Gray House at IMDb

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[filmportal-1] "Zur Chronik von Grieshuus". Filmportal.de (in German). Deutsches Filminstitut. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[2] Bock & Bergfelder p.194

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