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Die Benefiz-Vorstellung der vier Teufel (1920)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : A.W. Sandberg

Synopsis

One out of three silent adaptations of the novella "Les quatre diables" written by Danish author Herman Bang. The most famous one, although unfortunately lost, is without any doubt F.W. Murnau's "4 Devils". This German version, by Danish director A.W. Sandberg, was done eight years prior to Murnau's American one, and was a big success at the time.

Actors

Ernst Winar
Ernst Winar
Fritz
Margarete Schlegel
Margarete Schlegel
Aimée
Adolphe Engers
Adolphe Engers
Victor Colani
Victor Colani
Adolph
Heidi Ford
Heidi Ford
Louise
Martin Herzberg
Martin Herzberg
Clementine Plessner
Clementine Plessner
Emil Rameau
Emil Rameau
Ferdinand Robert
Ferdinand Robert

Crews

A.W. Sandberg
A.W. Sandberg
Director
Carl Rosenbaum
Carl Rosenbaum
Writer
Gustave Preiss
Gustave Preiss
Cinematography
Herman Bang
Herman Bang
Novel

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