Life Is a Dream (1917 film)
| Life Is a Dream | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Wiene |
| Produced by | Oskar Messter |
| Written by |
Richard Wurmfeld Robert Wiene |
| Starring |
Emil Jannings Bruno Decarli Maria Fein |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Hansa Film |
Release dates |
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| Country | German Empire |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
Life Is a Dream (German: Das Leben ein Traum) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Emil Jannings, Bruno Decarli and Maria Fein. A young aristocrat meets a man and marries him, but soon discovers he is a monster. After his death she grows increasingly mad, until a revolutionary new cure is attempted which makes her believe that the whole episode was simply a dream.[1]
Cast
- Emil Jannings
- Bruno Decarli
- Maria Fein
- Alexander Antalffy
- Emil Rameau
References
- ↑ Jung & Schatzberg p.37
Bibliography
- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.