The Mill at Sanssouci
The Mill at Sanssouci (German: Die Mühle von Sanssouci) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Siegfried Philippi and Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lissi Lind and Jakob Tiedtke. The film is part of the popular cycle of Prussian films. It premiered on 1 February 1926.[1]
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| Produced by | Karl Freund |
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| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Frederik Fuglsang |
Production company | Deutsche Vereins-Film |
| Distributed by | Fox-Europa Production |
Release date | 1 February 1926 |
| Country | Germany |
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The film was released by the German subsidiary of the American company Fox Film. Art direction was by Andrej Andrejew and Gustav A. Knauer. The title alludes to the Historic Mill of Sanssouci constructed in the 18th century.
Cast
- Otto Gebühr as Friedrich der Große
- Lissi Lind as Wilhelmine von Bayreuth
- Jakob Tiedtke as Müller Casper
- Anita Dorris as Luise, seine Tochter
- Hermann Boettcher as Juwelier Lustig
- Hanni Weisse as Henriette, seine Tochter
- Heinrich Peer as Kammerherr von Bärenfels
- Georg Alexander as Leutnant von Bärenfels, sein Sohn
- Olga Tschechowa as Tänzerin Barberina
- Carl Goetz as Voltaire
- Wilhelm Chandron as General Schwerin
- Georg John as General Zieten
- Eduard von Winterstein as Leopold, der alte Dessauer, General
- Emil Rameau as General Winterfeldt
- Georg H. Schnell as General Seydlitz
- Arthur Kraußneck as General von Keith
- Leopold von Ledebur as Major von Zedwitz
- Valeska Stock as seine Frau
- William Dieterle as Jobst, ein Korporal
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Gastwirt Niedermeier
- Fritz Kampers as Theodor, sein Sohn
- Lotte Werkmeister as Marie, Schankmamsell
- Gerhard Ritterband as Ladislaus
- Adolf Bassermann as Adjudant Buddenbrock
References
- Grange p. 217
Bibliography
- Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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