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The Woman in the Advocate's Gown

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The Woman in the Advocate's Gown
GermanDie Frau im Talar
Directed byAdolf Trotz
Written by
Based onFrk. Statsadvokat (novel)
by Peter Bendow [nn; no]
Starring
Cinematography
Production
companies
Mondial-Film
Norrøna Film
Distributed byMondial-Film
Release date
  • 22 August 1929 (1929-08-22)
CountriesNorway
Germany
LanguagesSilent
Norwegian / German intertitles

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown (German: Die Frau im Talar; Norwegian: Frøken Statsadvokat) is a 1929 Norwegian-German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Fritz Kortner.[1] The screenplay was based on Peter Bendow [nn; no]'s novel Frk. Statsadvokat, published in 1929.[2] It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby.[1]

Plot

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A female lawyer commits suicide after discovering the forgery case she is prosecuting had been committed by her own father.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Die Frau im Talar". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ Andersen, Per Thomas. "Peter Bendow". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ Prawer, Siegbert Salomon (2005). Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 88. ISBN 1845453034. JSTOR j.ctt9qd8qp.
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