Martyrdom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Martyrdom |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | approx. 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Ludwig Stein |
| script | Franz Rauch |
| production | Paul Davidson |
| camera | Fritz Arno Wagner |
| occupation | |
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Martyrium is a German silent film melodrama with Pola Negri in the lead role.
action
The beautiful innkeeper daughter Giuletta marries the Marchese de Montebello. At his castle she meets again as Luigi Paoli, with whom she once had a fleeting affair and who is now at the Marchese's service as his secretary. Paoli intimidates Giuletta and plans to drive the Marchese to his death in order to get his property. Meanwhile, Enrico, the Marchese's young nephew, falls in love with his new aunt and makes her a stormy declaration of love. Luigi ensures that his boss, the Marchese, sees everything and also admits that he once had a relationship with Giuletta.
But then the Marchese suffers a heart attack and dies. In his will he decreed that Giuletta may never marry again and that she would have to live in the barren dying room for the rest of her life, staring at his painted face from every wall. The brutal Paoli, who is appointed executor and exerts a demonic influence on Giuletta, forces her to accept the inhumane conditions. Giuletta slowly goes mad and strangles Paoli in this state of martyrdom.
Production notes
The martyrdom passed the film censorship on September 29, 1920 and was premiered on October 15, 1920 in Berlin's Kurfürstendamm UT. The five-act film was 1,674 meters long and was banned from young people.
The film structures were designed by Jack Winter.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The material, photos and games were excellent. Very good scenery. (A hit.) "
Web links
- Martyrdom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Martyrdom at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Martyrdom in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
