Queen of the Boulevards (German: Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Paul Wegener, Andrée Lafayette and Werner Fuetterer.[1] It is based on the novel Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin, and distributed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film. Art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.
Queen of the Boulevards | |
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Directed by | Manfred Noa |
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Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
Production company | Noa-Film |
Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
edit- Paul Wegener as Collin / Marquis de Herrera
- Andrée Lafayette as Renée
- Werner Fuetterer as Lucien
- Nien Soen Ling as Paccard
- Kurt Gerron as Niccinger
- Helen von Münchofen as Coralie
- Eugen Burg as Grad-lieu
- Elly Leffler
- Ferdinand von Alten as Serizy
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.155
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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