Kohlhiesels Töchter (English title: Kohlhiesel's Daughters) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke.[1] It is an adaptation of the play Kohlhiesel's Daughters by Hanns Kräly, Lubitsch's frequent collaborator, who also worked on the film's screenplay. Three further film adaptations have been made of the work including a 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten.[2]
| Kohlhiesels Töchter | |
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by | Hanns Kräly (play) Ernst Lubitsch |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Music by | Aljoscha Zimmermann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 40 minutes 63 minutes (German 1992 version) 58 minutes (20 frame/s) 64 minutes (18 frame/s) |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin
Synopsis
editIn Bavaria, a sweet-natured young woman Gretel wants to get married but her father refuses to allow the match until her elder sister Liesel has married first. As Liesel is notorious for her bad-tempered personality, this is no easy challenge.
Cast
edit- Jakob Tiedtke as Mathias Kohlhiesel, Wirt des "Dorfkruges"
- Henny Porten as Liesel, the older daughter & Gretel, the younger daughter
- Emil Jannings as Peter Xaver
- Gustav von Wangenheim as Paul Seppl
- Willy Prager as the merchant
References
edit- ^ "Kohlhiesels Töchter". filmportal.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. p. 372.
External links
edit- Kohlhiesels Töchter at IMDb
- Kohlhiesels Töchter is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (German title cards and French subtitles)
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