Catherine the Great (1920 film)
| Catherine the Great | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
| Produced by | Arzén von Cserépy |
| Written by |
Hans Behrendt Bobby E. Lüthge Reinhold Schünzel |
| Starring |
Lucie Höflich Fritz Kortner Fritz Delius |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
Production company | |
Release dates | 22 October 1920 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
Catherine the Great (German: Katharina die Große) is a 1920 German silent historical film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lucie Höflich, Fritz Kortner and Fritz Delius. The film was an epic portrayal of the life of Catherine the Great of Russia. 4,000 extras and 500 horses were used.[1]
Cast
- Lucie Höflich - Katharina die Große
- Fritz Kortner - Potemkin
- Fritz Delius - Gregori Orlow
- Reinhold Schünzel - Tsar Peter
- Paul Hartmann - Alexander Manonow
- Gustav Botz - Alexei Bestuschew
- Gertrud de Lalsky - Elisabeth
- Mechthildis Thein - Fürstin Woronzow
- Leonhard Haskel - Bressan
- Karl Platen - Feldmarschall Schwerin
- Hugo Flink - Saltykow
- Ilka Grüning
- Albert Steinrück
- Fritz Junkermann
- Hans Behrendt
- Agna Bergen
- Lo Bergner
- Else Brandus
- Hanne Brinkmann
- Alexander Ekert
- Käthe Ellerbock
- Reinhold François
- Lotte Gühne
- Ellinor Hansen
- Loo Hardy
- Nella Retslag
- Suse Stollberg
- Hedwig Strasser
- Ferdinand von Alten
- Cara von Joe
- Ilse Wilke
References
- ↑ Kreimeier p.93
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The UFA Story: A Story of Germany's Greatest Film Company 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
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