The Galley Slave (1919 film)

The Galley Slave
The Galley Slave
Directed by	Paul Wegener; Rochus Gliese;
Written by	Honoré de Balzac (novels); Paul Wegener;
Produced by	Paul Davidson
Starring	Paul Wegener; Lyda Salmonova; Paul Hartmann;
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang; Fritz Arno Wagner ;
Production; company	PAGU
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	17 October 1919
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

The Galley Slave (German: Der Galeerensträfling) is a 1919 German silent historical adventure film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Paul Hartmann.^[1] Inspired by several of the novels of Honoré de Balzac including Lost Illusions, it was released in two parts on separate dates during October 1919. Although Gliese was the principal credited director, the film's star Wegener also worked on its production.

It was shot at the Templehof Studios in Berlin, with sets designed by the art director Kurt Richter.

Cast[edit]

Paul Wegener as Colin, König der Galeerensträflinge
Lyda Salmonova as Victorine
Paul Hartmann as Rastignac
Ernst Deutsch as Galeerensträfling
Else Berna as Herzogin Maufrigneuse
Adele Sandrock
Lothar Müthel
Jakob Tiedtke
Armin Schweizer
Hedwig Gutzeit

References[edit]

^ St. Pierre p.104

Bibliography[edit]

Paul Matthew St. Pierre. Cinematography in the Weimar Republic: Lola Lola, Dirty Singles, and the Men Who Shot Them. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

External links[edit]

The Galley Slave at IMDb

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[1] St. Pierre p.104

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