Drama ·Fantasy · Germany · 1913 · 1h 25m

The Student of Prague

Der Student von Prag

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Director
Stellan Rye
Cast
Paul Wegener as Balduin - A Student / Self Grete Berger as Countess Margit von Schwarzenberg Lyda Salmonova as Lyduschka - A Wanderer Girl John Gottowt as Scapinelli - An Old Adventurer Lothar Körner as Count von Schwarzenberg - Margit's father Fritz Weidemann as Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg - Margit's Cousin and Fiancé
Crew
Guido Seeber — Director of Photography Josef Weiss — Original Music Composer Paul Wegener — Screenplay Stellan Rye — Screenplay Hanns Heinz Ewers — Screenplay Klaus Richter — Production Design
Synopsis

Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.

Mood & Themes
prague, czech republicmysterious mansilent filmdoppelgängernoblewoman19th centurygerman expressionism
Key Collaborators
Stellan Rye Director Guido Seeber Director of Photography Josef Weiss Original Music Composer Paul Wegener Screenplay Stellan Rye Screenplay Hanns Heinz Ewers Screenplay Klaus Richter Production Design
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