The Great Passion (1930)
This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of "A Star is Born"), but this merely serves as an excuse, as it is more importantly a kind of moving encyclopedia of about 35 stars making their debut in a talkie (although some of them had already made one talkie), of the technical sound possibilities and of film making. Besides all that, it is entertaining and sometimes hilarious and it has fine one-liners that split my side. The film is also remarkable for making mock of typical German film genres (like the overly sweet romances involving the military), of too heavy acting and of film making in general. I have to mention this one: a short, hysterically funny parody of "Der blaue Engel". What this film in fact says is: do not take any film too seriously. (J. Steed)
Director: Steve Sekely
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Camilla Horn as Eva von Loo |
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Theodor Loos as Regisseur Hall |
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Paul Kemp as Regieassistent Mopp |
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Paul Henckels as Aufnahmeleiter Klieht |
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Harry Frank as Paul Wessel |
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Berthe Ostyn as Carla Marwenta |
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Walter Steinbeck as Filmdirector |
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Conrad Veidt as Himself |
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Anny Ondra as Herself |
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Harry Liedtke as Himself |
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Lil Dagover as Herself |
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Erwin van Roy as Regisseur Berg |
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Irma Godau as Mary, Eva's Freundin |
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Anna Müller-Lincke as Garderobiere Bluhmann |
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Liane Haid as Herself |
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Karl Platen as Fridericus Rex |
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Ferdinand Bonn as Cornelius |
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Betty Amann as Herself |
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Elga Brink as Herself |
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Maria Paudler as Herself |
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Adele Sandrock as Herself |
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Wilhelmine Sandrock as Herself |
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Charlotte Susa as Herself |
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Olga Tschechowa as Herself |
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Camilla von Hollay as Herself |
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Gustav Diessl as Himself |
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Paul Heidemann as Himself |
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Walter Janssen as Himself |
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Fritz Kortner as Himself |
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Francis Lederer as Himself |
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Károly Huszár as Himself |
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Fritz Rasp as Himself |
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Walter Rilla as Himself |
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Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Himself |
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Luis Trenker as Himself, |
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Jack Trevor as Himself |
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Ernö Verebes as Himself |
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María Corda as Herself |
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Jenny Jugo as Herself |
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Karel Lamač as Himself |
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Hans H. Zerlett as Himself |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tihamer Varady | Costume Design |
| Directing | Steve Sekely | Director |
| Writing | Emeric Pressburger | Writer |
| Writing | Steve Sekely | Writer |
| Writing | Hans H. Zerlett | Writer |
| Sound | Paul Dessau | Music |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Music |
| Camera | Mutz Greenbaum | Director of Photography |
| Art | Otto Erdmann | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Sohnle | Art Direction |
| Directing | László Benedek | Assistant Director |
