Henny Porten

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The Merchant of Venice
5.8

The Merchant of Venice

Oct. 12, 1923

The Merchant of Venice

The film “Der Kaufmann von Venedig” ( The Jew Of Mestri ) was written, produced and directed by Peter Paul Felner in the silent year ...
Backstairs
6.8

Backstairs

Dec. 11, 1921

Backstairs

A crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in the same building he does in one of the city’s poor neighborhoods. She, however, is ...
Die Geierwally
6.1

Die Geierwally

Sep. 12, 1921

Die Geierwally

“The Bear Joseph”, so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer’s daughter, from a dangerous ...
Refuge
7.2

Refuge

Aug. 03, 1928

Refuge

“Zuflucht” directed by Carl Froelich in the late 20’s is an interesting melodrama about a revolutionary longhaired man ( Herr ...
The Young Woman of Scuderi
6.5

The Young Woman of Scuderi

Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this ...
Kohlhiesel’s Daughters
6.6

Kohlhiesel’s Daughters

Mar. 08, 1920

Kohlhiesel’s Daughters

Somewhere in Southern Bavaria Xaver wants to marry Gretel, but her father Kohlhiesel wants his elder daughter Liesel to marry first. The problem ...
Lyrical Nitrate
6.9

Lyrical Nitrate

Feb. 20, 1991

Lyrical Nitrate

Compilation of film clips from 1905-1915, found footage of silent movies and documentaries from the Jean Desmet Archive of the Netherlands Film ...
The Ancient Law
6.8

The Ancient Law

Oct. 29, 1923

The Ancient Law

Baruch Mayer, son of an orthodox rabbi from a poor shtetl in Galizia, decides to break with the family tradition and leave the shtetl to become ...
The Comedians
7.1

The Comedians

Sep. 05, 1941

The Comedians

Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German ...
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
6.0

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

By the director of Cabinet of Dr.Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story. An anarchist jailed for an attempted ...
Anna Boleyn
6.5

Anna Boleyn

Dec. 03, 1920

Anna Boleyn

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious ...