Svengali (1927 film)

Svengali
Directed by	Gennaro Righelli
Produced by	Max Glass
Written by	George Du Maurier (novel) Max Glass
Starring	Paul Wegener Anita Dorris André Mattoni Teddy Bill Hans Brausewetter
Music by	Walter Ulfig
Cinematography	Arpad Viragh
Studio	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release dates	1927
Country	Germany
Language	Silent German intertitles

Svengali is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Paul Wegener, Anita Dorris and André Mattoni. It is an adaptation of the novel Trilby by the British writer George Du Maurier about an artist's model who falls under the spell of a mysticist who turns her into a leading opera singer.

Cast

• Paul Wegener - Svengali
• Anita Dorris - Trilby
• André Mattoni - Maler Billy
• Teddy Bill - Maler Leard
• Hans Brausewetter - Maler Taffy
• Paul Biensfeldt - Modell Martine
• Alexander Granach - Geiger Gecko
• Alice Torning - Martines Frau
• Hertha von Walther - Tänzerin Sascha
• Irma Green - Studentin
• Hermann Picha - Caféhauswirt
• Emil Heyse

Bibliography

• Isenberg, Noah. Weimar Cinema: An Essential Guide to Classic Films of the Era. Columbia University Press, 2009.

External links

• Svengali at the Internet Movie Database