The Student of Prague (1913)
Der Student von Prag
Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.
- Date of release
- 1913-08-11
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (77)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Stellan Rye
Casting
- Paul Wegener — Balduin - A Student / Self
- Grete Berger — Countess Margit von Schwarzenberg
- Lyda Salmonova — Lyduschka - A Wanderer Girl
- John Gottowt — Scapinelli - An Old Adventurer
- Lothar Körner — Count von Schwarzenberg - Margit's father
- Fritz Weidemann — Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg - Margit's Cousin and Fiancé
- Hanns Heinz Ewers — Self
Interesting facts
The Student of Prague is a 1913 German silent horror film. It is loosely based on "William Wilson", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, the poem The December Night by Alfred de Musset, and Faust. The film was remade in 1926, under the same title The Student of Prague. Another remake was produced in 1935. The film stars Paul Wegener in his film debut. It is generally deemed to be the first German art film. Composer Josef Weiss wrote a piano score to accompany the film. It was the first film score written for a German language film in the history of cinema.
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