With God for Emperor and Empire (German: Mit Gott für Kaiser und Reich) is a 1916 German silent war drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The celebrated operetta composer Karl Michael Ziehrer wrote a score to accompany the film at screenings.
| With God for Emperor and Empire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck |
| Written by | Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck |
| Produced by | Anton Kolm |
| Starring | Hermann Benke Liane Haid |
| Music by | Carl Michael Ziehrer |
Production company | |
Release date | March 1916 |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
It was one of a number of patriotic propaganda films made to support Austria's war effort during the First World War.[1]
Cast edit
- Hermann Benke as Marjor von Hess
- Josephine Josephi as seine Mutter
- Liane Haid as seine Tochter Liane
- Hans Rhoden as Leutnant Falk
References edit
- ^ Von Dassanowsky p.22
Bibliography edit
- Robert Von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland, 2005.
External links edit
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