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Playing with fire

0 %|May 19, 1921|

A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.

Featured Crew

Julius Horst
Writer
Robert Wiene
Director
Erich Pommer
Producer
Fritz Arno Wagner
Cinematography
Alexander Engel
Writer
Georgiy Krol
Director

Cast

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Diana Karenne
Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin
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Wassily Wronsky
Der Herzog Ripafratta
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Anton Edthofer
Der Dichter Carlo Spini
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Leonhard Haskel
Der Theaterdirektor
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Hans Junkermann
Graf Serrante
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Otto Treptow
Graf Ferrante
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Karl Platen
Der Diener des Herzogs
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Lucia Tosti
Lola, die Apachin
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Emil Birron
Der Maler