Let There Be Light (1917 film)
Let There Be Light (German: Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst.[1] It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law,[2] and also touched on the dangers of syphilis.[3] It is a lost film.
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
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| Cinematography | Max Fassbender |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
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| Country | Germany |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.
Cast
- Bernd Aldor as Georg Mauthner, Arzt
- Hugo Flink as Paul Maunther, Maler, Georgs Bruder
- Nelly Lagarst as Assistentin
- Ernst Ludwig as Stadtrat Kaufherr
- Leontine Kühnberg as Else, dessen Tochter
- Lupu Pick as Dr. Franzius, annoncierender Arzt
- Max Gülstorff as Patient
- Kurt Vespermann as Gerd
- Kathe Oswald as Ingeborg
- Conrad Veidt as Herr Kramer
References
- Kreimeier p. 44
- https://books.google.com/books?id=eR-H75ZxHnUC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=es+werde+licht+1917+lost&source=bl&ots=xKvBbeNcTK&sig=ACfU3U2jD86PgY75sqdQM13XbQD0n0ktag&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYjIvg6PHtAhVHKa0KHYJCCnsQ6AEwCnoECAkQAQ
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-0424.12381
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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