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Fritz Lang, the early works
Title
Fritz Lang, the early works / Fritz Lang.
Edition
[Special ed.].
Published
New York : Kino Classics, 2012.
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (238 min.) : sound, sepia tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from container.
The three films in this collection were remastered from 35mm elements preserved by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung in association with numerous international archives. Photos courtesy of Filmmuseum Berlin, Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek.
Music, Aljoscha Zimmermann.
Harakiri: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Erich Pommer ; screenplay by Max Jungk ; photographed by Max Fassbender.
The wandering shadow: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Joe May ; screenplay by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou ; photographed by Guido Seeber.
Four around the woman: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Erich Pommer ; screenplay by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou ; photographed by Otto Kanturek.
Silent films, with English intertitles.
Summary
Harakiri indulged Lang's fascination with Asian culture and Orientalist design. The wandering shadow was the first collaboration of Lang and Thea von Harbou. It follows a woman who in the wake of a sex scandal, seeks solitude in the Bavarian Alps. Four around the woman involves a society woman who must navigate through a complex web of criminal and emotional intrigues.
Variant and related titles
Harakiri (Motion picture : 1919)
Wandernde Bild.
Vier um die Frau.
Wandering shadow.
Four around the woman.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 16, 2018
Credits
Music, Aljoscha Zimmermann.
Harakiri: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Erich Pommer ; screenplay by Max Jungk ; photographed by Max Fassbender.
The wandering shadow: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Joe May ; screenplay by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou ; photographed by Guido Seeber.
Four around the woman: Directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Erich Pommer ; screenplay by Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou ; photographed by Otto Kanturek.
Cast
Harakiri: Lil Dagover, Niels Prien, Paul Biensfeldt, Georg John.
The wandering shadow: Mia May, Hans Marr, Loni Nest, Rudolf Klein-Rogge.
Four around the woman: Carola Toelle, Anton Edthofer, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Ludwig Hartau.
System details note
DVD; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Contents
Disc 1. Harakiri (1919, 87 min.)
Disc 2. The wandering shadow = Das wandernde Bild (1920, 67 min.)
Disc 3. Four around the woman = Kämpfende Herzen, Vier um die Frau (1921, 84 min.).
Videorecording number
K1092 Kino Lorber
Subjects
Genre/Form
Silent films - Germany.
Feature films - Germany.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures - Germany.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Silent films.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Also listed under
Kino Lorber, Inc., production company.
Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
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