Lola Montez (1918 film)

Lola Montez is a 1918 German silent historical film directed by Robert Heymann and starring Alfred Abel, Leopoldine Konstantin and Helga Lassen. It portrays the life of Lola Montez.[1] It was followed by a sequel in 1919 with a different actress playing the title role.

Lola Montez
Directed byRobert Heymann
Written byRobert Heymann
Based onLola Montez Schauspiel in drei Akten
1917 novel
by Adolf Paul
StarringAlfred Abel
Leopoldine Konstantin
Helga Lassen
CinematographyErnest Plhak
Production
company
Luna-Film
Release date
1918
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The film's art direction was by August Rinaldi.

Plot summary

Cast

  • Alfred Abel as Räuber - Madons, Karlistenführer
  • Leopoldine Konstantin as Lola Montez
  • Helga Lassen as Anita, Lolas Kammermädchen
  • Bodo Serp as Riccardo, Mitglied der Bande Madons
  • Inge Törnquist as Pepita, Lolas Kammermädchen
  • Ito Waghalter as Marquis de Bocheville, französischer Attaché
  • Hans Wassmann as Sir Eduards, englischer Gesandter - Attaché
  • Hugo Werner-Kahle as Don Espartero, Regent von Spanien
  • Maria Zelenka

References

  1. Richter p.4

Bibliography

  • Richter, Simon. Women, Pleasure, Film: What Lolas Want. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.


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