The Conspiracy in Genoa
| The Conspiracy in Genoa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Leni |
| Written by | Friedrich Schiller (play) Georg Kaiser |
| Based on | Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller |
| Produced by | Hanns Lippmann |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann Carl Hoffmann |
Production company | Gloria-Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Conspiracy in Genoa (German: Die Verschwörung zu Genua) is a 1921 German silent historical drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Maria Fein and Fritz Kortner. It is an adaptation of the 1783 play Fiesco by Friedrich Schiller.[1]
It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.
Cast
[edit]- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Andrea Doria, Doge von Genua
- Maria Fein as Gräfin Julia Imperiali
- Fritz Kortner as Gianettino
- Hans Mierendorff as Fiesco
- Erna Morena as Leonore
- Ilka Grüning as Matrone
- Magnus Stifter as Verrino
- Lewis Brody as Mulay Hassan
- Hellmuth Bergmann as Bourgorgnino
- Louis Krieger as Zibo
- Bernhard Goetzke as Calcagno
- Max Gülstorff as Lomellino
- Fritz Beckmann as Alte seidenhändler
- Lydia Potechina as Bertha
- Lia Eibenschütz
- Paul Günther
- Ludwig Rex
- William Dieterle
References
[edit]- ^ Grange p. 87
Bibliography
[edit]- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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Categories:
- 1921 films
- 1920s German-language films
- 1920s historical drama films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- German historical drama films
- Films directed by Paul Leni
- Films set in Genoa
- Films set in the 1540s
- German films based on plays
- Films based on works by Friedrich Schiller
- UFA GmbH films
- German black-and-white films
- 1921 drama films
- Silent historical drama films
- 1920s German films
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