Atlantik (film)

Atlantic is a 1929 British-made German language drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fritz Kortner, Elsa Wagner and Heinrich Schroth. The film is a German language version of the 1929 film Atlantic made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. Following the introduction of sound films, leading film companies attempted to cater to different markets by producing multiple-language versions of their films. Atlantic was released in four versions: English, French, German and silent, for cinemas not yet converted to the new format. The German version was filmed at the same time as the British version, with each scene first being filmed in English for the British version, then the same scene being filmed in German by a German cast, using the same sets. The film was the first fully talking film to be released in Germany, where it was a major hit. It is based on the 1929 play The Berg by Ernest Raymond which itself was based on the Titanic disaster.

Atlantic
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Written by	Victor Kendall Ewald André Dupont
Based on	The Berg by Ernest Raymond
Starring	Fritz Kortner Elsa Wagner Heinrich Schroth Julia Serda
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Music by	John Reynders
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	28 October 1929 (1929-10-28)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	German

Cast

• Fritz Kortner as Heinrich Thomas, author
• Elsa Wagner as Anna, his wife
• Heinrich Schroth as Harry von Schroeder
• Julia Serda as Clara, his wife
• Elfriede Borodin as Betty, their daughter
• Lucie Mannheim as Monica, young married couple
• Francis Lederer as Peter, young married couple
• Willi Forst as Poldi
• Hermann Vallentin as Dr. Holtz
• Theodor Loos as Pastor Wagner
• Georg John as Wendt, Thomas' servant
• Philipp Manning as Von Oldenburg, Captain of Atlantic
• Georg August Koch as Lersner, First Officer
• Syd Crossley as Marconi-Telegraphist

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula (2021) [1996]. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 230. ISBN 978-1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x. OL 976147M.
• St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010. ISBN 1611474337.

External links

• Atlantik at IMDb