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| name = The Queen of Spades |
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| director = [[Aleksandr Razumny]] |
| director = [[Aleksandr Razumny]] |
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| writer = [[Alexander Pushkin]] (short story) |
| writer = {{ubl|[[Alexander Pushkin]] (short story)|[[Charlie Roellinghoff]]|[[Arthur Bárdos]]}} |
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| starring = [[Jenny Jugo]] |
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jenny Jugo]]|[[Rudolf Forster]]|[[Henri de Vries]]}} |
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| music = [[Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| music = {{ubl|[[Willy Schmidt-Gentner]]|{{ill|Erich Nitzschmann|de}}}} |
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| cinematography = [[Carl Drews |
| cinematography = [[Carl Drews]] |
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| studio = [[Phoebus Film]] |
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| distributor = Phoebus Film |
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| released = {{Film date|1927|08|}} |
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| country = Germany |
| country = Germany |
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| language = Silent |
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'''''The Queen of Spades''''' or '''''Pique Dame''''' is a 1927 German [[silent film|silent]] [[ |
'''''The Queen of Spades''''' or '''''Pique Dame''''' is a 1927 German [[silent film|silent]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Aleksandr Razumny]] and starring [[Jenny Jugo]], [[Rudolf Forster]], and [[Henri de Vries]].{{sfn|Bock|Bergfelder|p=228}} It is one of many film adaptations of the Russian writer [[Alexander Pushkin]]'s 1834 short story "Pikovaya Dama" ("[[The Queen of Spades (story)|The Queen of Spades]]") and follows his story closely. It is an example of German Expressionism so prevalent there following the success of ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' in 1919.{{sfn|Workman|Howarth|p=318}} The film's sets were designed by [[art director]] [[Franz Schroedter]]. |
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==Plot== |
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The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Franz Schroedter]]. |
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Tomski, a Russian soldier, mentions to the other soldiers playing cards with him that, years before, his grandmother, the Countess Tomski, told him that an old sorcerer had bestowed upon her a supernatural secret to winning at cards. Another soldier named Hermann later manages to sneak into the Countess' house and tries to wrest the secret from her. The old woman dies of fright, and later her ghost returns to haunt Hermann, driving him insane. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[ Jenny Jugo ]] as Lisa |
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* [[Jenny Jugo]] as Lisa |
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* [[Rudolf Forster]] as Tomski the soldier |
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* {{ill|Alexandra Schmitt|als||de||fr}} as the Countess Tomski |
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* [[Walter Janssen |
* [[Walter Janssen]] as Hermann |
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* [[Alexander Murski |
* [[Alexander Murski]] |
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* [[Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg |
* [[Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg]] as Hermann's Mother |
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* [[Robert Scholz ]] |
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* [[Robert Scholz]] |
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* [[Ferdinand von Alten]] |
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==References== |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|Bock|Bergfelder}} | editor-first1 = Hans-Michael | editor-last1 = Bock | editor-link1 = Hans-Michael Bock | editor-first2 = Tim | editor-last2 = Bergfelder | title = The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema | publisher = Berghahn Books | year = 2009 | location = New York | isbn = 978-1-57181-655-9 }} |
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* {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|Workman|Howarth}} | last1 = Workman | first1 = Christopher | last2 = Howarth | first2 = Troy | title = Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era | publisher = Midnight Marquee Press | year = 2016 | location = Baltimore | isbn = 978-1-936168-68-2 }} |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 10 May 2024
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Directed by | Aleksandr Razumny |
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Cinematography | Carl Drews |
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Distributed by | Phoebus Film |
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Running time | unknown |
Country | Germany |
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The Queen of Spades or Pique Dame is a 1927 German silent horror film directed by Aleksandr Razumny and starring Jenny Jugo, Rudolf Forster, and Henri de Vries.[1] It is one of many film adaptations of the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin's 1834 short story "Pikovaya Dama" ("The Queen of Spades") and follows his story closely. It is an example of German Expressionism so prevalent there following the success of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari in 1919.[2] The film's sets were designed by art director Franz Schroedter.
Plot
[edit]Tomski, a Russian soldier, mentions to the other soldiers playing cards with him that, years before, his grandmother, the Countess Tomski, told him that an old sorcerer had bestowed upon her a supernatural secret to winning at cards. Another soldier named Hermann later manages to sneak into the Countess' house and tries to wrest the secret from her. The old woman dies of fright, and later her ghost returns to haunt Hermann, driving him insane.
Cast
[edit]- Jenny Jugo as Lisa
- Rudolf Forster as Tomski the soldier
- Alexandra Schmitt as the Countess Tomski
- Walter Janssen as Hermann
- Henri de Vries as Tomski's Uncle
- Alexander Murski
- Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg as Hermann's Mother
- Robert Scholz
- Ferdinand von Alten
References
[edit]- ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 228.
- ^ Workman & Howarth, p. 318.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-68-2.
External links
[edit]- 1927 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Aleksandr Razumnyj
- Films set in Russia
- Films about gambling
- German ghost films
- Films based on The Queen of Spades
- 1920s historical drama films
- German historical drama films
- German black-and-white films
- 1920s ghost films
- Phoebus Film films
- 1927 drama films
- Silent drama films
- Silent horror films
- 1920s German films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- 1920s German film stubs