Theodor Herzl (film)

Theodor Herzl or Theodor Herzl, Standard-Bearer of the Jewish People (German: Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes) is a 1921 Austrian silent drama film directed by Otto Kreisler and starring Ernst Bath, Rudolph Schildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut. It portrays the life of Theodor Herzl, the pioneer of modern Zionism.[1]

Theodor Herzl
Directed byOtto Kreisler
Written byHeinrich Glücksmann
StarringErnst Bath
Rudolph Schildkraut
Joseph Schildkraut
Josef Schreiter
Music byJosef Sulzer
Production
company
Helios Film
Distributed byHelios Film
Release date
1921
CountryAustria
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

Cast

  • Ernst Bath as Theodor Herzl
  • Rudolph Schildkraut as Das ringende Israel
  • Joseph Schildkraut as Das leidende Israel
  • Josef Schreiter as Prophet
  • Rudolf Dietz as Dr. Samuel Goldblatt
  • Else Osterheim as eine junge russische Jüdin
  • Gita Lenart-Vago as eine spanische Jüdin
  • Axel Plessen as russischer Gutsbesitzer
  • Pippa Gettke as Altjüdische tänzerin
  • Heinz Altringen as König von Spanien
  • Ludwig Donath as Prinz Eugen
  • Eugen Preiß as Pope Leo XIII

References

  1. Holmes & Silverman p.154

Bibliography

  • Holmes, Deborah & Silverman, Lisa. Interwar Vienna: Culture Between Tradition and Modernity. Camden House, 2009.
  • Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Publishing, 2005.


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