The White Devil (film)
| The White Devil | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexandre Volkoff |
| Produced by |
Noë Bloch Gregor Rabinovitch |
| Written by |
Leo Tolstoy (novella) Michel Linsky Alexandre Volkoff |
| Starring |
Ivan Mozzhukhin Lil Dagover Betty Amann Fritz Alberti |
| Music by |
Michael Lewin Marc Roland Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography |
Curt Courant Reimar Kuntze Nikolai Toporkoff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release dates | 29 January 1930 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The White Devil (German:Der weiße Teufel) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Lil Dagover and Betty Amann. It was based on Leo Tolstoy's 1912 novella Hadji Murat.[1] It was originally made as a silent film, with a soundtrack added later. Anatole Litvak worked as the film's assistant director and production manager.
Cast
- Ivan Mozzhukhin as Hadschi Murat
- Lil Dagover as Nelidowa
- Betty Amann as Saira
- Fritz Alberti as Nicolai I.
- Acho Chakatouny as Schamil
- George Seroff as Rjaboff
- Alexander Murski as Woronzoff
- Kenneth Rive as Jussuff, Murat's son
- Eduardowa-Ballett as Dancers
- Henry Bender
- Rudolf Biebrach
- Alexej Bondireff
- Bobby Burns
- Arthur Cavara
- Hugo Döblin
- Harry Hardt
- Serge Jaroff
- A. Kawarro
- Peter Lorre (unknown role - not easily visible in the film)
- Lydia Potechina
- Marianne Winkelstern
References
- ↑ Kreimeier p.167
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.