The Golden Plague (1921 film)
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| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
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| Cinematography | Willy Goldberger |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
| Distributed by | National Film |
Release date | 18 November 1921 |
| Country | Germany |
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The Golden Plague (German: Die goldene Pest) is a 1921 German silent thriller film directed by Louis Ralph and Richard Oswald and starring Louis Ralph, Anita Berber and Paul Bildt. An anarchist attempts to use a formula for artificial gold as part of a plan to flood the world market, causing an international crisis.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer and .
Cast[]
- Louis Ralph as Jacques Delma
- Anita Berber as Natascha
- Paul Bildt as John Marker (chemistry student)
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Dr. Jonas Fjeld
- as Brocke
- as Bradley
- Arthur Bergen as Bokine
- as Croft
- Rudolf Klein-Rhoden as Faber
- as Lord Cavendish (president, Bank of England)
- Karl Martell as Patrick Murphy (Cavendish's secretary)
- Fred Berger as Det. James Clifford
- as Det. Hansen
- Hermann Picha as Det. Ohlsen
- as Det. Binet
References[]
- ^ Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.98
Bibliography[]
- Barbara Hales, Mihaela Petrescu and Valerie Weinstein. Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. Boydell & Brewer, 2016.
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Categories:
- 1921 films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films directed by Richard Oswald
- Films directed by Louis Ralph
- German silent feature films
- 1920s thriller films
- German thriller films
- Films based on Norwegian novels
- National Film films
- Silent German film stubs
- Thriller film stubs