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Writing
Hans Kyser
Born July 22, 1882 · Graudenz, Germany [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Died October 24, 1940 · aged 58
No biography available.
Known For
Helen of Troy · 1924Helen of Troy
★ 6.41924
MovieHistoryAction
Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück. The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was released in two separate parts: The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy. It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger Berlin-based UFA.
Manon Lescaut · 1926Manon Lescaut
★ 5.91926
MovieDrama
A French adventurer fights to save a woman in the life of prostitution.
Faust · 1926Faust
★ 7.91926
MovieFantasyDrama
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
Countess Donelli · 1924Countess Donelli
★ 7.01924
MovieDrama
A lost film.
The Student of Prague · 1935The Student of Prague
★ 6.41935
MovieHorrorFantasy
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel. He is immediately infatuated with the glamorous singer - but she is already kept by an admirer, the wealthy and foppish Baron Waldis. How can a poor student hope to compete? The mysterious Dr. Carpis, who also has ties to Julia and is jealous of the Baron, intervenes. But the price will be higher than Balduin can ever imagine. He risks his sanity and his life - perhaps his very soul - haunted by his own reflection.
The Czar's Courier · 1936The Czar's Courier
★ 7.51936
MovieDramaAdventure
A Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them. Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way. German language version of the French film Michel Strogoff, adapting the novel by Jules Verne.
Michel Strogoff · 1936Michel Strogoff
★ 7.31936
MovieAdventure
The Czar charges a man to deliver a message to the Grand Duke behind enemy lines. On his way he encounters a number of adventures.
Pavement Butterfly · 1929Pavement Butterfly
★ 7.01929
MovieDrama
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
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