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Mata Hari (1927 film)

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Mata Hari
American release poster
Directed byFriedrich Feher
Written byLeo Birinsky
Starring
CinematographyLeopold Kutzleb
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • 2 May 1927 (1927-05-02)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Mata Hari: The Red Dancer (German: Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin), often shortened on release to Mata Hari, is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer and Fritz Kortner. It depicts the life and death of the German World War I spy Mata Hari. It was the first feature-length portrayal of Hari.

It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Alfred Junge.

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Bibliography

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  • Kelly, Andrew. Cinema and the Great War. Routledge, 1997.
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