The Iron Cross (German: Das eiserne Kreuz) is a 1914 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Friedrich Kühne, Hedda Vernon, and Hanni Weisse. It marked the directorial debut of Oswald.[1]
| The Iron Cross | |
|---|---|
| German | Das eiserne Kreuz |
| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
| Written by | Richard Oswald |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
Production company | Vitascope Film |
| Distributed by | PAGU |
Release date |
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| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios.
Despite its patriotic name, the film was seized by the German authorities and all its copies were destroyed due to the film's pacifist nature.[2]
Cast edit
- Friedrich Kühne
- Hedda Vernon
- Hanni Weisse
- Felix Basch
- Erwin Fichtner
References edit
- ^ Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 351. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ Welch, David (2000). Germany, Propaganda and Total War, 1914-1918. Rutgers University Press. p. 147. ISBN 0813527988.
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