The Black Panther (1921 film)
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| Directed by | Johannes Guter |
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| Based on | a play by Volodymyr Vynnychenko |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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| Cinematography | Paul Holzki |
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Russo Film |
| Distributed by | Decla-Bioscop |
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| Country | Germany |
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The Black Panther (German: Die schwarze Pantherin) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Yelena Polevitskaya, Xenia Desni and Eugen Burg. The film was produced by Russo Film, a small production outfit associated with Decla-Bioscop, which had been set up to produce films based on literature. The film was adapted from a play by Volodymyr Vynnychenko. It premiered on 14 October 1921 at a Decla cinema on the Unter den Linden.
Cast
- Yelena Polevitskaya as Rita
- Xenia Desni as Vera, Schriftstellerin
- Eugen Burg as Moulin, ein Kunstkritiker
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as der alte Kornej
- Ivan Bulatov as der Gutsverwalter, Ritas Vater
- Leonhard Haskel as ein Agent
- Rudolf Hofbauer as der Kardinal, ein Maler
- Friedrich Kühne as ein Arzt
- Lina Paulsen as Frau des alten Kornej
- Adele Sandrock as die Wirtin einer Kuenstlerkneipe
- Hermann Vallentin as Antonius Qualm, ein Dichter
- Yuri Yurovsky as Kornej, ein Bauernmaler