The Man without Desire (1923)

UK, 1923
2268 metres
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

A British fantasy film directed by Adrian Brunel.

Plot Summary

A man is revived after 300 years in , but he returns without a soul.

Credits

* = uncredited

Crew
Director: Adrian Brunel
Atlas Biocraft
Producer: Ivor Novello
Script: Frank Fowell [real name: Frank Powell]
Story: Adrian Brunel
Idea: Monckton Hoffe
Director of Photography: Henry Harris
Editor: Adrian Brunel *
Costumes: L.H. Nathan
Designer: Hugo Ballenstedt

Cast
Ivor Novello (Count Vittorio Donaldo)
Nina Vanna (Leonora/Genevia)
Sergio Mari (Almoro/Gordi)
Chris Walker (Roger/Mawdesley)
Jane Dryden (Luigia)
Dorothy Warren (Foscolnia)
Adrian Brunel (reporter)

Alternative Titles

The Man Without a Soul

References

Books

  • English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.16, 18