Die Geierwally (1921)
"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter, from a dangerous situation in a vulture's nest. He then calls her "Geierwally". They fall in love. Wally's father disapproves of this romance. He has other plans for Wally.
- Date of release
- 1921-09-12
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- E.A. Dupont
Casting
- Albert Steinrück — Stromminger ( Höchstbauer )
- Henny Porten — Wally
- William Dieterle — The Bear Joseph
- Eugen Klöpfer — Vincenz Gellner
- Elise Zachow-Vallentin — Luckard
- Marie Grimm-Einödshofer — Obermagd
- Julius Brandt — Klettenmeyer
- Gerd Fricke — Roferbauer Jun.
- Grete Diercks — Afra
- Wilhelm Diegelmann — Roferbauer Sen.
Interesting facts
- Based on: The vulture maiden
- Filmed in: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
The Vulture Wally is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Albert Steinrück, Henny Porten and William Dieterle. The film is a bergfilm based on the novel The Vulture Maiden by Wilhelmine von Hillern. It is a melodrama set in the Alps, and was one of Dupont's most successful films of the early 1920s.
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