Violantha | |
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Directed by | Carl Froelich |
Produced by | Carl Froelich Henny Porten Wilhelm von Kaufmann |
Written by |
Ernst Zahn (novel) Walter Supper Hans Wilhelm |
Starring |
Henny Porten Mathilde Sussin William Dieterle |
Music by | Walter Winnig |
Cinematography |
Robert Freckmann Axel Graatkjær Gustave Preiss |
Production
company |
Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
Monopol-Film |
Distributed by | Parufamet |
Release date
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8 January 1928 |
Country | Germany Switzerland |
Language | Silent German intertitles |
Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle. The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta.
The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter.