Little Dorrit (1934 film)

Little Dorrit (German: Klein Dorrit) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Gustav Waldau, Anny Ondra, and Hilde Hildebrand.[1] It is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1857 Victorian era novel Little Dorrit, and made a sharp contrast to the light comedies and musicals that Ondra usually appeared in.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander.

Little Dorrit
GermanKlein Dorrit
Directed byKarel Lamač
Written byCurt J. Braun
Based onLittle Dorrit
by Charles Dickens
Produced by
  • Artur Hohenberg
  • Robert Leistenschneider
  • Carl Lamac
  • Anny Ondra
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byElla Ensink
Music byLeo Leux
Production
companies
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 21 August 1934 (1934-08-21)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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References edit

  1. ^ Farina p.150
  2. ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York, NY: Berghahn Books. p. 347. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.

Bibliography edit

  • Farina, William. Screening Charles Dickens: A Survey of Film and Television Adaptations. McFarland, 2022.

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