The Flying Dutchman (1918)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Flying Dutchman |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1918 |
| length | approx. 55 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hans Neumann |
| script | based on an old Frisian legend and the opera of the same name (1843) by Richard Wagner |
| production |
Heinrich Nebenzahl Friedrich Müller for Harmonie-Film, Berlin |
| camera |
Guido Seeber Edgar Ziesemer |
| occupation | |
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The Flying Dutchman is a mystical, German silent film drama from 1918.
action
Friesland in the year 1512: According to an old tradition, the captain Jan van der Straaten is said to have been condemned to sail forever restlessly over the oceans with his ship "The Flying Dutchman" through his wicked behavior and to become the horror of all upright seafarers. Every seven years he is allowed to go ashore for three days to seek redemption. 164 years later the brig "Anne Marie" of the merchant Daland sank in the safe harbor for mysterious reasons shortly before the call and tore all sailors, except for one lucky man, down to the bottom of the sea. This terrible accident is also blamed on the curse that is said to lie on the "Flying Dutchman".
Years later a mysterious stranger knocks on Daland's door and asks for accommodation. Daland's daughter Senta quickly falls in love with the man and they both celebrate their engagement. During the wedding, a man rushed into the church. It is the only survivor of the sinking of the "Anne Marie". He accuses Senta's future wife of being none other than the cursed captain van Straaten. The captain, who knows that the pure Senta is the one who could have redeemed him, then leaves the church and goes out to sea again. His wife Senta follows him, plunges into the roaring sea and, through her unconditional, self-sacrificing love, releases the curse of the “Flying Dutchman”. But the ship, released from the curse, disappears forever.
Production notes
The Flying Dutchman was created in May 1918 in the Bioscop studio in Neubabelsberg as well as in the Stettiner Haff and on the Baltic Sea (exterior shots). The five-act act with a length of 1147 meters (at the new censorship in 1921) passed the film censorship in August 1918 and was released for the youth. The world premiere probably took place before the end of the war in 1918.
Artur Günther designed the buildings .
Reviews
“Edited after the Wagner opera, the director's imagination almost created a marvel. This splendid staging, the grandiose equipment, the varied photography and the well-rounded, mentally mature game, especially the main actor, are above all praise. The grateful material offers a wide scope, which was also used. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: The material is fantastic. Game, photos and especially the scenery were excellent.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Flying Dutchman in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from March 28, 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.
