Somnambul

1929 film

  • 7 February 1929 (1929-02-07)
CountryGermanyLanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Somnambul is a 1929 German silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism.[1] The Berlin clairvoyant Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers appeared in the film.[2] The film's art director was August Rinaldi.

Cast

  • Fritz Kortner as Fabrikant Bingen
  • Erna Morena as Helga, seine Frau
  • Veit Harlan as Kurt Bingen, beider Sohn
  • Jaro Fürth as Dr. Höchster
  • Eva von Berne as Amélie, seine Tochter
  • Fritz Kampers as Maxe, eine zweifelhafte Existenz
  • Uly Boutry as Myra, das Medium
  • Julius Falkenstein as Spinelli, der Hypnotiseur
  • Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers as Die Hellseherin
  • Georg John as Der Wirt

References

  1. ^ Prawer p.88-89
  2. ^ Noack p.49

Bibliography

  • Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
  • Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84545-074-8
  • Somnambul at IMDb
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Films directed by Adolf Trotz


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