The Knight of the Rose (1925)
The story: While her husband is becoming famous in the war, the marshal of Werdenberg's wife consoles herself in the arms of the youngster Octavian and tries to arrange the love affairs of her cousin, the baron Ochs, by presenting him to young Sophie. This baron is taken with her and the Marschallin proposes Octavian to be his "Rosenkavalier" in order to present the traditional silver rose to his fiancée. But youngsters are youngsters and sex hormones hold sway over the whole world so for that reason immediately Octavian and Sophie fall in love with each other…
Director: Robert Wiene
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Michael Bohnen as Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau |
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Huguette Duflos as Countess Maria Theresia von Werdenberg |
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Paul Hartmann as Der Marschall |
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Jaque Catelain as Octavian |
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Elly Felicie Berger as Sophie |
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Carmen Cartellieri as Annina |
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Karl Forest as Herr von Faninal |
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Friedrich Fehér as Valzacchi |
| Art | Stefan Wessely | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Rouc | Art Direction |
| Art | Alfred Roller | Art Direction |
| Directing | Robert Wiene | Director |
| Writing | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Story |
| Writing | Robert Wiene | Writer |
| Writing | Louis Nerz | Writer |
| Crew | Hans Theyer | Cinematography |
| Crew | Ludwig Schaschek | Cinematography |
| Crew | Hans Androschin | Cinematography |