The Katzensteg (1927)

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Movie
Original title The cat footbridge
Country of production German Empire
original language German
Publishing year 1927
length 118 minutes
Rod
Director Gerhard Lamprecht
script Luise Heilborn-Körbitz
Gerhard Lamprecht
production Gerhard Lamprecht
music Giuseppe Becce
camera Karl Hasselmann
occupation

and Ernst Behmer , Johannes Bergfeldt , Egon Kleyersburg , Bertold Reissig

The Katzensteg is a German silent film from 1927 by Gerhard Lamprecht based on the novel of the same name by Hermann Sudermann . The main roles are played by Lissy Arna and Jack Trevor .

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Prussia at the time of the Wars of Liberation 1813 to 1815: The old Baron von Schranden, son of a French woman, made a pact with Napoleon Bonaparte's troops. This earned him the bitter opposition of his son Boleslav, who is loyal to the Prussian resistance. A break between father and son breaks out and Boleslav leaves his parents' castle. Meanwhile, old Schranden's love of the French takes him so far that he even commits treason. He forces the maid Regine to lead the French troops over the Katzensteg in the rear of the Prussian Freikorps that are fighting for the liberation of Germany from Napoleonic bondage.

Some time later, old Schranden's son returns to his parents' estate. The father is long dead, the French are in retreat. But the curse of paternal betrayal weighs heavily on Boleslav and the name of Schranden. At home, Regine was expelled from the village community because of her forced collaboration with the enemy. She is considered outlawed. Boleslav, who knows that the simple girl did not do the deed voluntarily, is massively committed to her. This circumstance has the consequence that his engagement to the pastor's daughter Helene has now ended.

As a result, Boleslav is increasingly becoming an outsider, only Regine sticks with him. Boleslav von Schranden wants to clear his name again and throws himself with his people into the decisive battle against the Napoleonic occupiers. At the Katzensteg there is a discussion between Boleslav and his ex-fiancée Helene. Regine, who wants to warn Boleslav about the angry population, runs towards him. Then a shot is fired that was intended for the young von Schranden. Regine throws herself in the way of the bullet and dies in Boleslav's arms.

Production notes

The Katzensteg was created from March to May 1927 in the National Film Atelier in Berlin-Tempelhof and passed film censorship on June 9, 1927. The film, premiered on August 8, 1927, was 2980 meters long, divided into seven acts. A youth ban was issued.

Franz Vogel took over the production management. Otto Moldenhauer created the film structures, Aenne Willkomm and Herbert Knötel designed the costumes. The military advisor was Carl Eduard Schulz.

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