| The Power of Darkness | |
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| Directed by | Conrad Wiene |
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| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Production company | Neumann-Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Bayerische Film |
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| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
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The Power of Darkness (German:Die Macht der Finsternis) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Petr Sharov, Mariya Germanova and Maria Kryshanovskaya. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's play The Power of Darkness.
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
Cast
- Petr Sharov
- Mariya Germanova - Anisia
- Maria Kryshanovskaya - Aniuta
- Alexander Wiruboff - Nikita
- Pavel Pavlov - Akim
- Maria Egorowa - Akulina
- Sergej Kommissarov
- Nikolai Massalitinov
- Vera Orlova
- Vera Pawlowa
- George Seroff
References
- Jung & Schatzberg p.213
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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- 1924 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Conrad Wiene
- German films based on plays
- 1924 drama films
- German black-and-white films
- Bavaria Film films
- Films shot at Bavaria Studios
- Silent German drama films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
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