Theodor Herzl (film)

Theodor Herzl or Theodor Herzl, Standard-Bearer of the Jewish People (German: Theodor Herzl, der Bannerträger des jüdischen Volkes) is a 1921 Austrian silent drama film directed by Otto Kreisler and starring Ernst Bath, Rudolph Schildkraut and Joseph Schildkraut. It portrays the life of Theodor Herzl, the pioneer of modern Zionism.[1]

Theodor Herzl
Directed byOtto Kreisler
Written byHeinrich Glücksmann
Starring
Music byJosef Sulzer
Production
company
Helios Film
Distributed byHelios Film
Release date
1921
CountryAustria
Languages

Cast

  • Ernst Bath as Theodor Herzl
  • Rudolph Schildkraut as Das ringende Israel
  • Joseph Schildkraut as Das leidende Israel
  • Josef Schreiter as Prophet
  • Rudolf Dietz as Dr. Samuel Goldblatt
  • Else Osterheim as eine junge russische Jüdin
  • Gita Lenart-Vago as eine spanische Jüdin
  • Axel Plessen as russischer Gutsbesitzer
  • Pippa Gettke as Altjüdische tänzerin
  • Heinz Altringen as König von Spanien
  • Ludwig Donath as Prinz Eugen
  • Eugen Preiß as Pope Leo XIII

References

  1. Holmes & Silverman p. 154

Bibliography

  • Holmes, Deborah & Silverman, Lisa. Interwar Vienna: Culture Between Tradition and Modernity. Camden House, 2009.
  • Dassanowsky, Robert. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland & Company Incorporated Publishing, 2005.


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