Secrets of a Soul
Encyclopedia
Secrets of a Soul is a 1926
silent
German
drama film
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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1926 in film
-Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
German
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
-Biography:Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary , the son of a railroad employee.Returning from the United States, he was in France when World War I began...
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Cast
- Werner KraussWerner KraussWerner Johannes Krauss was a German stage and film actor.-Early life:Krauss was born at the parsonage of Gestungshausen in Upper Franconia, where his grandfather was Protestant pastor. He spent his childhood in Breslau and from 1901 attended the teacher's college at Kreuzburg...
- Martin Fellman - Ruth WeyherRuth WeyherRuth Weyher was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 48 films between 1920 and 1930. She starred in the 1926 film Secrets of a Soul, which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst.-External links:...
- Seine Frau - Ilka Grüning - Die Mutter
- Jack TrevorJack TrevorJack Trevor was an English film actor of the silent era...
- Erich - Pavel Pavlov - Dr. Orth (as Pawel Pawloff)
- Hertha von WaltherHertha von WaltherHertha von Walther was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983.-Selected filmography:* Joyless Street * Ways to Strength and Beauty * Secrets of a Soul...
- Fellmans Assistentin - Renate BrausewetterRenate BrausewetterRenate Brausewetter was a Spanish-born German silent film actress. She was the younger sister of German actor Hans Brausewetter....
- Dienstmädchen - Colin Ross - Kriminalkommissar
- Lili DamitaLili DamitaLili Damita was a French actress who appeared in 33 movies between 1922 and 1937.-Early life and education:...
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