The Student of Prague (1935)
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. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel. He is immediately infatuated with the glamorous singer - but she is already kept by an admirer, the wealthy and foppish Baron Waldis. How can a poor student hope to compete? The mysterious Dr. Carpis, who also has ties to Julia and is jealous of the Baron, intervenes. But the price will be higher than Balduin can ever imagine. He risks his sanity and his life - perhaps his very soul - haunted by his own reflection.
Director:
Arthur Robison
Writers:
Hans Kyser, Arthur Robison.
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Anton Walbrook as Balduin, der Student |
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Dorothea Wieck as Julia Stella, Opernsängerin |
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Theodor Loos as Dr. Carpis |
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Erich Fiedler as Baron Waldis |
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Volker von Collande as Student Zavrel |
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Fritz Genschow as Student Dahl |
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Edna Greyff as Lydia |
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Karl Hellmer as Krebs |
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Elsa Wagner as Jarmila |
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Miliza Korjus as Julia (singing voice) |
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Kurt Getke as |
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Fred Goebel as |
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Kurt Herfuth as |
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Heinz Herkommer as |
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Franz List as |
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Paul Rehkopf as |
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Ferry Reich as |
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Betty Sedlmayr as |
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Siegfried Seefeld as |
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Walter von Allwoerden as |
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Marfa Kassatskaya as |
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Victor von Zitzewitz as |
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Franz Zimmermann as |
| Writing | Hans Kyser | Screenplay |
| Editing | Roger von Norman | Editor |
| Writing | Hanns Heinz Ewers | Novel |
| Writing | Arthur Robison | Screenplay |
| Directing | Arthur Robison | Director |
| Camera | Bruno Mondi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Theo Mackeben | Original Music Composer |