Kleider machen Leute (1921)
Early film adaptation of Gottfried Keller's well-known novella as a silent film. The plot revolves around a journeyman tailor who is thrown out by his master and, without his intervention, is forced into a lying role in which he takes on the role of a wealthy person.
Director: Hans Steinhoff
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Hermann Thimig as Jaro Sprapinsky |
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Dora Kaiser as Nettchen |
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Hugo Thimig as der Wirt zur goldenen Waage |
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Hans Moser as Notar |
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Wilhelm Schmidt as Melchior Böhnli |
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Hans Thimig as Narr |
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Thea Oesey as Erika |
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Franz Kammauf as Amtmann |
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Cornelius Kirschner as Pfarrer |
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Eugen Guenther as Apotheker |
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Fritz Strassny as Professor |
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Victor Kutschera as Bettler |
| Directing | Hans Steinhoff | Director |
| Writing | Gottfried Keller | Story |
| Writing | Hans Steinhoff | Writer |
