The Curse (1924 film)
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| German | Der Fluch |
| Directed by | Oscar Beregi |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Farkas |
Production company | Land-Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Austria |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
The Curse (
Oscar Beregi and Albert Heine. It was shot at the Sievering Studios
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The film marked the screen debut of Lilian Harvey who would go on to become one of the top stars at the German box office during the late Weimar and early Nazi eras. Harvey was in Vienna at the time because she was appearing in a stage revue show.[1]
Plot
A young
Eastern European shtetl struggles to reconcile her aspirations with her duty to her family. As her lifestyle grows wilder, her mother is shocked by her immoral behaviour and commits suicide by drowning - repeating "the curse" which has haunted the family for centuries.[2]
Cast
- Lilian Harvey as Ruth
- Oscar Beregias Jehuda Nachmann
- Albert Heine as Esra
- Ferdinand Bonn as Rabbi Eliser
- Isak Deutsch as pimp
- Alice Hétsey as housekeeper
- Anny Hornik as Lea
- Reinhold Häussermann as matchmaker
- Ria Jászonyi as Rahel
- Olga Lewinsky as midwife
- Ferdinand Mayerhofer as doctor
- Milena Mudin as Miriam, waiter
- Anton Pointner
- Eugen Preiß as Acolyte
- Otto Schmöle as Gatekeeper
- Hans Thimig as Sinche
References
- JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
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Bibliography
- Ascheid, Antje (2003). JSTOR j.ctt14bs6q0.
External links
- The Curse at IMDb
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