The Other (1913 film)
The Other (German: Der Andere) is a 1913 German silent thriller film directed by Max Mack and starring Albert Bassermann, Emmerich Hanus and Nelly Ridon.[1]
| The Other | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Max Mack |
| Produced by | Jules Greenbaum |
| Written by | Paul Lindau (play Der Andere), Max Mack (screenplay), Hippolyte Taine (play) |
| Starring | Albert Bassermann, Emmerich Hanus, Nelly Ridon |
| Cinematography | Hermann Boettger |
Production company | Vitascope |
Release date | 13 February 1913 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Plot
When talk with friends, Dr. Hallers, a well-known lawyer in Berlin, said he was skeptical about fantasies on the split personality: he could never believe something like that. During a ride, however, he has an accident, after which he often falls into a deep sleep from which he awakens with the feeling of having a dual personality. Later, his double starts to rob his apartment with a thief. During the robbery, the police arrives and arrests the thief. Hallers, having fallen asleep, wakes up without remembering anything of what happened. Eventually, the lawyer recovers and marries his fiancée.
Cast
- Albert Bassermann – Dr. Hallers
- Emmerich Hanus – Richter Arnoldy
- Nelly Ridon – Agnes, Arnoldy's sister
- Hanni Weisse – Amalie, a housemaid
- Léon Resemann – Dickert, a burglar
- Otto Colott – Dr. Feldmann, Sanitätsrat
- Paul Passarge – Kleinchen, Hallers’ secretary
- Willy Lengling – Kriminalkommissar Weigert (as C. Lengling)
Other film versions
- The Other (August 1930, Germany, directed by Robert Wiene)
- The Prosecutor Hallers (November 1930, France, directed by Robert Wiene)
- The Haller Case (1933, Italy, directed by Alessandro Blasetti)
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.302
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.