Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (film)
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Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (Her Highness the Dancer) is a 1922
German film
directed by Richard Eichberg
and featuring Béla Lugosi
.
The original film was banned by the Film Review Office: it was not to be shown in the Weimar Republic
. The makers appealed, but the Office considered the film "corruptive" and the appeal was rejected A shortened version was again not approved. Finally on 16 January 1923 a version of the film, now renamed Der Leidensweg der Eva Grunwald (The Ordeal of Eva Grunwald) was approved, considered suitable for adults only. This approved version consisted of 5 acts and totalled 1887 meters of film, compared to the original's 6 acts, 1995m.
1922 in film
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German film
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
directed by Richard Eichberg
Richard Eichberg
Richard Eichberg was an German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950.He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germany....
and featuring Béla Lugosi
Béla Lugosi
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
.
The original film was banned by the Film Review Office: it was not to be shown in the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
. The makers appealed, but the Office considered the film "corruptive" and the appeal was rejected A shortened version was again not approved. Finally on 16 January 1923 a version of the film, now renamed Der Leidensweg der Eva Grunwald (The Ordeal of Eva Grunwald) was approved, considered suitable for adults only. This approved version consisted of 5 acts and totalled 1887 meters of film, compared to the original's 6 acts, 1995m.
Cast
- Lee ParryLee ParryLee Parry was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 48 films between 1919 and 1939.She was born Mathilde Benz in Munich, Germany and died in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
as Eva Grunwald - Eduard Rothauser as Herrmann Grunwald, glockner of St Mary's
- Aruth Wartan as Gadvan
- Syme Delmar as Ruth Irving
- Rudolf Zolling as Organist of St Mary's
- Max Wogritsch as Wolfgang Tautlingen
- Walter Steinbeck as Lord Cecil Gloster
- Paul Ludwig as Coppers, Lord Cecil's secretary
- Robert ScholzRobert ScholzRobert Scholz was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1919 and 1928.He was born in Germany and died in Berlin.-Selected filmography:* Die Fluch der Menschheit...
- Violetta NapierskaVioletta NapierskaVioletta Napierska was a film actress. Most of her acting career she worked in German silent films, often with Béla Lugosi, Lee Parry and director Richard Eichberg....
- Béla LugosiBéla LugosiBéla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó , commonly known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian actor of stage and screen. He was best known for having played Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version, as well as having starred in several of Ed Wood's low budget films in the last years of his...
- Chief Tahachee as German Man (uncredited)