Tales of Hoffmann (film)
| Tales of Hoffmann | |
|---|---|
| German | Hoffmanns Erzählungen |
| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Written by | Fritz Friedmann-Frederich E. T. A. Hoffmann Richard Oswald |
| Starring | Kurt Wolowsky |
| Cinematography | Ernst Krohn |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent with German intertitles |
Tales of Hoffmann (German: Hoffmanns Erzählungen) is a 1916 silent German drama film directed by Richard Oswald. An incomplete print is held in the collection of the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Kurt von Wolowski as young Hoffmann
- Max Ruhbeck as Uncle
- Paula Ronay as Aunt
- Werner Krauss as Conte Dapertutto
- Friedrich Kühne as Coppelius, eyeglass merchant
- Lupu Pick as Spalanzani, Museum Director
- Ernst Ludwig as Councillor Crespel
- Nelly Ridon as Mrs Crespel
- Ruth Oswald[2] as little Antonia
- Andreas von Horn as Dr. Mirakel
- Erich Kaiser-Titz as E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Ferdinand Bonn as Municipal Councillor Lindorf
- Käte Oswald as Actress
- Alice Hechy as Olympia, Automaton (as Alice Scheel-Hechy)
- Thea Sandten as Giulietta
- Louis Neher as Schlemihl
- Ressel Orla
References[edit]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Tales of Hoffmann". Silent Era. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ Richard Oswald's three-year-old daughter
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- 1916 drama films
- 1910s fantasy drama films
- German fantasy drama films
- Films of the German Empire
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Richard Oswald
- German black-and-white films
- Films based on works by E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Biographical films about writers
- Films set in the 1800s
- Films set in the 1810s
- Films based on operas
- Films based on The Sandman (short story)
- Silent fantasy drama films
- 1910s German films
- 1910s German film stubs
- Fantasy film stubs