Ways to Strength and Beauty

Ways to Strength and Beauty
German theatrical release poster design: Wilhelm Tank, 1926[1]
Directed by	Nicholas Kaufmann Wilhelm Prager
Based on	Title by Author
Starring	Jack Dempsey Jenny Hasselqvist Josef Holub Niddy Impekoven Tamara Karsavina La Jana Leni Riefenstahl Hertha von Walther Johnny Weissmuller
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Cinematography	Eugen Herich Friedrich Paulmann Friedrich Weinmann
Production company	Kulturabteilung Universum Film (UFA)
Distributed by	Oefa-Film Verleih
Release date	March 16, 1925 (1925-03-16) (Berlin) October 12, 1925 (1925-10-12) (Finland)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	Silent film, German intertitles

Ways to Strength and Beauty (German: Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Nicholas Kaufmann and Wilhelm Prager. The film was produced by Ufa-Kulturfilmabteilung of Weimar Germany.

The action was an idealized, somewhat naive depiction of health and beauty in conformity with nature. The film offered a contrast to the rather hopeless lifestyles available in Berlin and other large cities of Germany during the twenties and became an immediate success. Finally it became the most popular and most important German kulturfilm of this period.

The film is best known as the first film to feature Leni Riefenstahl.

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Jack Dempsey (archival footage)
• Jenny Hasselqvist
• Josef Holub
• Niddy Impekoven
• Tamara Karsavina
• La Jana
• Leni Riefenstahl
• Hertha von Walther
• Johnny Weissmuller (archival footage)

External links

• Ways to Strength and Beauty on IMDb

References