Die Puppe | |
---|---|
Theatrical poster to The Doll (1919)
|
|
Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
Produced by | Paul Davidson |
Written by |
Novel: E.T.A. Hoffmann Operetta: La poupée by Edmond Audran Maurice Ordonneau Alfred Maria Willner Screenplay: Hanns Kräly Ernst Lubitsch |
Starring |
Ossi Oswalda Hermann Thimig Victor Janson |
Cinematography |
Theodor Sparkuhl Kurt Waschneck |
Distributed by | UFA (US) |
Release date
|
|
Running time
|
58 minutes |
Country | Weimar Republic |
Language | Silent film |
The Doll (German: Die Puppe) is a 1919 German romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film is loosely based on the same short story which inspired the ballet Coppélia and the operetta La poupée by Edmond Audran.
The film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin" in 2007 with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies" in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.