High Treason (1929 German film)

High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk.[1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann.

High Treason
Gerda Maurus in the film
Directed byJohannes Meyer
Produced byAlfred Zeisler
Written byWenzel Goldbaum (play)
Alexander Alexander
Friedrich Raff
StarringGerda Maurus
Gustav Fröhlich
Harry Hardt
Olga Engl
CinematographyCarl Hoffmann
Friedrich Weinmann
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
1 November 1929
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

Cast

References

  1. Kreimeier p.167

Bibliography

  • Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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