The Devil's Eye (1914)
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| Original title | The devil's eye |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1914 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel |
| production | Vag & Hubert (Berlin) |
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The Devil's Eye is a German action and adventure silent film directed by Harry Piel from 1914.
action
The title character of this film is a precious diamond that two diamond dealers from Amsterdam steal from a countess. But the noblewoman is lucky, because her groom is a jack of all trades who immediately chases after the two thieves. A showdown then takes place on a factory site; the two gangsters try to blow up the fiancé and the factory. At the moment when the factory chimneys and then the entire building collapse, the fiancé is climbing over a hoist cage rope and then falls into the depths. But the man apparently has a thousand lives and can finally steal the valuable clunk from the crooks.
Production notes
The Devil's Eye , also known as the Riddle of a Night , passed the censorship test in April 1914 and was premiered the month after. In September 1914 the four-act film could also be seen for the first time in Vienna.
Some sources, such as the Cinematographische Rundschau of September 20, 1914, claim that Piel also played the leading role. In the cinema advertisement from May 1915 for the Palast-Lichtspiele in Karlsruhe, however, it says: “Great sensational drama in four acts. Harry Piel film. Portrayed by daredevil sensational actor Ludw. Trautmann. Huge sensations like never before shown in the film. From the contents: From the telegraph wire to the moving car. - At the light pole. - Fall with horse and cart over the bridge into the traveling river. - From the galloping horse to the racing car. - On horseback into the abyss. - Fall of the pursuing horsemen. - Jump from the bridge to the moving ship. - New ones, not yet seen. wonderful lighting effects. - At a dizzying height between life and death on the hoist ropes. - A factory with two giant chimneys blown up. "
reception
“It belongs to the series that was staged around the mighty gymnast, rider, swimmer and knockabout Harry Piel. So no opportunity is spared that gives this artist the slightest chance to show his ability in athletics. He jumps from bridges, from car decks, from whizzing automobiles, he climbs over telegraph lines, factory chimneys, falls from unlimited heights without injuring himself, all with the brazen consistency that requires the achievement of the set goal. Of course, the door is wide open to the imagination and it indulges in adventures of the greatest style. "
Web links
- The devil's eye at filmportal.de
- The devil's eye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The devil's eye at The German Early Cinema Database