Lulu (1917 film)
Lulu | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Frank Wedekind (play) |
Produced by | Paul Davidson |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
Production company | PAGU |
Release date | 1917 |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Lulu is a 1917 German silent film directed by and starring Erna Morena, Adolf Klein and Harry Liedtke.[1]
The film's art direction was by Kurt Richter.
Plot[]
The circus dancer Lulu is a thoroughly liberal being. Although she loves her former savior, the clown Alfredo, she begins a relationship with the noble Henri von Reithofen. Henri kills himself, ruined by the horrendous expenses for Lulu.
Cast[]
- Erna Morena as Lulu
- Adolf Klein as Robert von Waldheim
- Harry Liedtke as Rudolf von Waldheim
- as Henri
- Emil Jannings as Alfredo, a clown
References[]
- ^ Isenberg p.233
Bibliography[]
- Isenberg, Noah William. Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era. Columbia University Press, 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1917 films
- German films
- Films based on works by Frank Wedekind
- Films of the German Empire
- Films directed by Alexander Antalffy
- German silent feature films
- 1910s German film stubs
- German black-and-white films