Germany, 1923
90m
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A German fantasy film directed by Arthur Robison.
Credits
Crew
Director: Arthur Robison
Pan-Film, Dafu Film
Script: Arthur Robison, Rudolf Schneider
Based on the Idea by: Albin Grau
Director of Photography: Fritz Arno Wagner
Editor: Arthur Robison
Music: Ernst Riege
Costume Designer: Albin Grau
Art Director: Albin Grau
Cast
Fritz Kortner (the husband)
Ruth Weyher (the wife)
Gustav von Wangenheim (the lover)
Alexander Granach (the shadowgraph showman)
Fritz Rasp (manservant)
Karl Platen
Lilli Herder (maid)
Max Gülstorff, Eugen Rex, Ferdinand von Alten (cavaliers)
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Alternative Titles
Le Montreur d’ombres – France
Die Nacht der Erkenntnis
Schatten, eine Nachtliche Halluzination
Sombras – Spain
Varjoja – Finland
Warning Shadows
References
Books
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror (2nd edition) by Phil Hardy (ed) p.32 – illustrated credits, review
- Caligari’s Children: The Film as Tale of Terror by Siegbert Solomon Prawer pp.32, 108, 152, 176, 181, 238
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.530 – credits
- Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits Supplement: Through 1987 p.631 – credits
