Somnambul is a 1929 German silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism.[1] The Berlin clairvoyant Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers appeared in the film.[2] The film's art director was August Rinaldi.
| Somnambul | |
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| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
| Written by | Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren |
| Produced by | Leo Meyer |
| Starring | Fritz Kortner Erna Morena Veit Harlan Jaro Fürth |
| Cinematography | Robert Lach |
Production company | Essem-Film |
| Distributed by | Vereinigte Star-Film |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Cast
- Fritz Kortner as Fabrikant Bingen
- Erna Morena as Helga, seine Frau
- Veit Harlan as Kurt Bingen, beider Sohn
- Jaro Fürth as Dr. Höchster
- Eva von Berne as Amélie, seine Tochter
- Fritz Kampers as Maxe, eine zweifelhafte Existenz
- Uly Boutry as Myra, das Medium
- Julius Falkenstein as Spinelli, der Hypnotiseur
- Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers as Die Hellseherin
- Georg John as Der Wirt
References
Bibliography
- Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005. ISBN 978-1-84545-074-8
