The Power of Darkness (1924 film)
| The Power of Darkness | |
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| Directed by | Conrad Wiene |
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| Cinematography | |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
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| Distributed by | Bayerische Film |
Release date | 16 June 1924 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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The Power of Darkness (German:Die Macht der Finsternis) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Petr Sharov, Mariya Germanova and Maria Kryshanovskaya. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's play The Power of Darkness.[1]
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Cast[edit]
- Petr Sharov
- Mariya Germanova - Anisia
- Maria Kryshanovskaya - Aniuta
- Alexander Wiruboff - Nikita
- Pavel Pavlov - Akim
- Maria Egorowa - Akulina
- Sergej Kommissarov
- Nikolai Massalitinov
- Vera Orlova
- Vera Pawlowa
- George Seroff
References[edit]
- ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.213
Bibliography[edit]
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
External links[edit]
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- Films of the Weimar Republic
- 1924 films
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Conrad Wiene
- German films based on plays
- 1924 drama films
- German black-and-white films
- Bavaria Film films
- Films shot at Bavaria Studios
- Silent German drama films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- 1920s drama film stubs
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