Violantha (film)

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Violantha
Directed by Carl Froelich
Produced by Carl Froelich
Henny Porten
Wilhelm von Kaufmann
Written by Ernst Zahn (novel)
Walter Supper
Hans Wilhelm
Starring Henny Porten
Mathilde Sussin
William Dieterle
Music by Walter Winnig
Cinematography Robert Freckmann
Axel Graatkjær
Gustave Preiss
Production
company
Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
Monopol-Film
Distributed by Parufamet
Release dates
8 January 1928
Country Germany
Switzerland
Language Silent
German intertitles

Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle.[1] The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta.

The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter.

Cast

References

  1. Parish & Canham p.118

Bibliography

  • James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.

External links

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