Rübezahl's Wedding
Rübezahl's Wedding (German: Rübezahls Hochzeit) is a 1916 German silent fantasy drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Georg Jacoby.[1] It was the first in a trilogy of fairytale films made by Wegener also including Hans Trutz in the Land of Plenty and The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
| Rübezahl's Wedding | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Wegener Rochus Gliese |
| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
| Written by | Paul Wegener Rochus Gliese |
| Starring | Paul Wegener Lyda Salmonova Georg Jacoby |
| Cinematography | Mads Anton Madsen |
Production company | Wegener-Film |
| Distributed by | PAGU |
Release date | 1 October 1916 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in a variety of settings, including mountain shots in the Riesengebirge and a farm near Dresden. The film's sets were designed by Gliese.
Cast
In alphabetical order
- Arthur Ehrens as Graf
- Rochus Gliese as Friseur
- Hedwig Gutzeit as Buschgrossmutter
- Georg Jacoby as Inspektor
- Emilie Kurz as Gouvernante
- Marianne Niemeyer as Grossmutter
- Lyda Salmonova as Elfe
- Ernst Waldow as Hauslehrer
- Paul Wegener as Rübezahl
See also
References
- Kreimeier p.45
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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