Drama ·Fantasy · France · 1931 · 46m

The Erl King

Le Roi des aulnes

The Erl King poster
Director
Marie-Louise Iribe
Cast
Joë Hamman as Le roi des aulnes Mary Costes as La fille du maître de poste Rosa Bertens as La grand-mère Otto Gebühr as Le père André Michaud as Le timbalier fantôme Raymond Lapon as L'enfant
Crew
Émile Pierre — Director of Photography Robert Batton — Director of Photography Marie-Louise Iribe — Writer Pierre Lestringuez — Writer Peter Paul Brauer — Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Novel
Synopsis

A young man races to save his son's life, but death – incarnated in the child's imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly.

Mood & Themes
woman director
Key Collaborators
Marie-Louise Iribe Director Émile Pierre Director of Photography Robert Batton Director of Photography Marie-Louise Iribe Writer Pierre Lestringuez Writer Peter Paul Brauer Writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Novel Paul Iribe Production Design Paul Iribe Costume Design
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