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Die Brüder Schellenberg
(The Brothers Schellenberg)
Also known as Les frères Schellenberg in France; Oi adelfoi Schellenberg in Greece : [Two Brothers] : {The Brothers of Schellenberg}
(1926) Germany
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Karl Grüne
Cast: Conrad Veidt [Wenzel Schellenberg; and Michael Schellenberg], Lil Dagover [Esther], Liane Haid [Jenny Florian], Henry de Vries [der alte Rauchenstein], Werner Fuetterer [Georg Weidenbach], Bruno Kastner [Kaczinsky], Julius Falkenstein [erster verehrer Esthers], Wilhelm Bendow [sweiter verehrer Esthers], Erich Kaiser-Titz [dritter verehrer Esthers], Paul Morgan [Schieber], Jaro Fürth [Wucherer], Frida Richard [verarmte Witwe], Eugen Klöpfer
Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA] production; distributed by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA]. / Produced by Erich Pommer. Scenario by Karl Grune and Willy Haas, from a novel by Bernhard Kellermann. Art direction by Karl Görge and Kurt Kahle. Cinematography by Curt Courant and Karl Hasselmann. Special cinematography by Helmar Lerski. / Premiered 22 March 1926 in Berlin, Germany. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was in production from September 1925 through January 1926. The film was released in Finland on 28 February 1927. The film was released in the USA on 20 August 1928.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Dual roles
Listing updated: 28 September 2013.
References: Bardèche-History p. 252; O’Leary-Silent p. ? : Website-IMDb.
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