Violantha
Henny Porten
Directed byCarl Froelich
Written by
Produced by
  • Carl Froelich
  • Henny Porten
  • Wilhelm von Kaufmann
Starring
Cinematography
Music byWalter Winnig
Production
companies
  • Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
  • Monopol-Film
Distributed byParufamet
Release date
8 January 1928
Countries
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
Languages

Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle.[1] The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta.

The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland.

Cast

References

  1. Parish & Canham p.118

Bibliography

  • James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.


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