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Der Katzensteg (1927)

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Film details

Featuring

Jack Trevor Louisa Woldera Lissy Arna
Country

Germany
Year

1927
Genres

Action and Adventure Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The Betrayal Alternative
The Cat's Bridge Alternative

Synopsis

Action film set during the Napoleonic Wars, it centres on a family divided by politics. While the son, a staunch Prussian, is horrified by his father’s treacherous support for the French, he equally condemns the local patriots’ mindless spirit of revenge.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Boreslav
    
    Jack Trevor
  - Helene
    
    Louisa Woldera
  - Regine
    
    Arna, Lissi
  - Minister Götz
    
    Andreas Behrens-Klausen
  - Hackelberg
    
    Max Maximilian
  - Merkel
    
    Rudolf Lettinger
  - Felix
    
    John Mylong
  - Engelbert
    
    Ekkehard Arendt
  - Baron Eberhard von Schranden
    
    Gustav Rodegg
  - Landrat von Krotkeim
    
    Franz Stein
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Gerhard Lamprecht
  - Production Company
    
    Gerhard Lamprecht-Film
  - Producer
    
    Franz Vogel
  - Producer
    
    Gerhard Lamprecht
  - Screenplay
    
    Luise Heilborn-Körbitz
  - Screenplay
    
    Gerhard Lamprecht
  - Based on 'The Cat's Bridge' by
    
    Hermann Sudermann
  - Director of Photography
    
    Karl Hasselmann
  - Music
    
    Giuseppe Becce

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