The silver cross
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The silver cross |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1913 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Schmidthässler |
| production | Jules Greenbaum |
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The silver cross is a German silent film drama from 1913 by Walter Schmidthässler with Toni Sylva in the leading role.
action
A young peasant woman loves another young man named Hans. But he was poor and then drafted into the military - not an ideal prerequisite for a young couple with big dreams. So the young woman decided to marry a large farmer, whom she did not love, but who promised her a life of material prosperity. After the end of his military service, Hans appears one day on the large farmer's farm and hires out as a farmhand where his now ex-lover rules as a large farmer.
It happens as it has to: the old feelings break up again, and both continue their relationship where they once left off. It comes to extremes, and after the act of love on a cozy spring morning, the young farmer gives her Hans the silver cross that gives her the title as a souvenir of both herdsmen's hours. The young woman promptly becomes pregnant and falls seriously ill in bed. In the face of her own death, the farmer's wife confesses to her husband the mistake and explains to him the meaning of the silver cross that the servant carries with him. When Hans hears of the death of his loved one, he takes his own life.
Production notes
The silver cross , subtitled A Village Tragedy , was created in the Vitascope studio in Berlin's Lindenstrasse 32–34. The three-act film was censored in July 1913 and premiered on October 24, 1913.
criticism
“The picture is of a touching simplicity and seems overwhelming. In particular the scenes on a spring morning, when two human children go out into the world, is full of a youthful atmosphere. "