The Weavers (1927 film)
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Poster for the play on which the film is based.
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| Directed by | Frederic Zelnik |
| Written by |
Gerhart Hauptmann (play) Fanny Carlsen Willy Haas |
| Starring |
Paul Wegener Hermann Picha Hertha von Walther |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography |
Frederik Fuglsang Friedrich Weinmann |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
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Release date
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14 May 1927 |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The Weavers (German: Die Weber) is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener, and Hermann Picha. The film is based on the 1892 play of the same title by Gerhart Hauptmann based on a historical event. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew.
During the 1840s a group of Silesian weavers stage an uprising due to their concerns about the Industrial Revolution's impact of their lives.
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