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In Prague in 1820, a poor university student named Balduin is the city's wildest carouser and greatest swordsman. Despondent over his lack of funds, he is approached by a diabolical old gentleman dressed in black named Scapinelli.
Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning.
Der Student von Prag: Directed by Arthur Robison. With Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos, Dorothea Wieck, Erich Fiedler. Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece.
Stars: Paul Wegener, Lothar Korner, John Gottowt, Grete Berger. Click here to watch the film IMDB. Main reasons to select this film : 1) It is the first German art film, an adaptation of a literary work with a high cultural ambition.
Lyda Salmonova as Lyduschka. Lothar Körner as Count von Schwarzenberg. Fritz Weidemann as Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg. Cultural significance. The Student of Prague is considered to be the first German art film, and it helped lift cinema from its low-class, fairground origins to a viable art form.
- Stellan Rye
- Paul Wegener
- Josef Weiss
- Paul WegenerJohn GottowtGrete Berger
The poor student Balduin sells his mirror image to the satanic sorcerer Scapinelli. He falls in love with a countess and tries to win her over. But his mirror image receives a life of its' own and sabotages Balduin’s every move.
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Overview. Prague, Bohemia, 1820. Balduin, a penniless student, falls in love with Countess Margit, a wealthy noblewoman whom he has saved from drowning. Stellan Rye. Director, Screenplay.
