Swifter Than Death (German: Schneller als der Tod, French: Face à la mort) is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert.[1] It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in Munich and the Côte d'Azur. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke .
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| Directed by | Harry Piel Gérard Bourgeois |
| Written by | Gérard Bourgeois Edmund Heuberger Herbert Nossen Harry Piel |
| Starring | Harry Piel Dary Holm Denise Legeay José Davert |
| Cinematography | Georg Muschner Gotthardt Wolf |
Production companies | Hape-Film Gaumont |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
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Cast
edit- Harry Piel as Harry Piel
- Denise Legeay as Lizzie
- José Davert as Jack Brown
- Fred Berger as Éric Holsen
- Dary Holm as Christensen
- Marguerite Madys as Yvette Riccoldi
- Paul Guidé as Le duc de Frontignac
- Albert Paulig as L'éditeur Riccoldi
References
edit- ^ Elsaesser & Wedel p.191
Bibliography
edit- Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael. The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.
External links
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