The Four Devils (1920)
One out of three silent adaptations of the novella "Les quatre diables" written by Danish author Herman Bang. The most famous one, although unfortunately lost, is without any doubt F.W. Murnau's "4 Devils". This German version, by Danish director A.W. Sandberg, was done eight years prior to Murnau's American one, and was a big success at the time.
Director: A.W. Sandberg
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Ernst Winar as Fritz |
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Margarete Schlegel as Aimée |
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Adolphe Engers as |
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Victor Colani as Adolph |
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Heidi Ford as Louise |
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Martin Herzberg as |
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Clementine Plessner as |
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Emil Rameau as |
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Ferdinand Robert as |
| Writing | Carl Rosenbaum | Writer |
| Directing | A.W. Sandberg | Director |
| Crew | Gustave Preiss | Cinematography |
| Writing | Herman Bang | Novel |