Playing with Fire (1921 German film)
Playing with Fire (German: Das Spiel mit dem Feuer) is a 1921 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Georg Kroll and Robert Wiene and starring Diana Karenne, Vasilij Vronski, Ossip Runitsch, and Anton Edthofer. A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors.[1] The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.[2]
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| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Cinematography | Fritz Arno Wagner |
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| Distributed by | Decla-Bioscop |
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| Country | Germany |
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Cast
- Diana Karenne
- Vasilij Vronski
- Ossip Runitsch
- Anton Edthofer
- Hans Junkermann
- Emil Biron
- Viktor Blum
- Leonhard Haskel
- Emil Heyse
- Max Kronert
- Karl Platen
- Lucia Tosti
- Otto Treptow
References
- Jung & Schatzberg, pp. 92–93.
- Jung & Schatzberg, p. 93.
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli; Schatzberg, Walter (1999). Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-156-1.
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