German film production

The German film production (DFP) was a film production -Company in Berlin , which in 1929 by Waldemar Roger was established.

The purpose of the foundation was originally only that Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's classic Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror , which until then had only been published as a silent film , should be brought to the market again, this time with sound. The film was cut, new scenes were added and the title was now: The twelfth hour - A night of horror .

Waldemar Roger got in touch with Albin Grau , the producer of the Nosferatu film , in 1928 . Roger bought him the world rights for the film. Since Nosferatu was banned by court order in 1923, Roger decided to change the film so much that it would appear to be a completely new film.

Roger got the original negative camera rolls from Grau; there was a huge amount of material. It was now possible to incorporate scenes into the film that had fallen victim to the scissors in 1921.

The film was only a moderate success. The reason for the rather low response has to be seen in the fact that some post-shot scenes did not fit together with the old Murnau material. However, some critics noted that Roger had increased the eerie atmosphere of the film with the new version. A funeral mass that was shot again and cut into the film was often described as very successful.

After this film, the DFP only released German versions of two American supporting program films. The company was deregistered by Roger in 1934.

Filmography

• 1929/30 - The twelfth hour - a night of horror
• 1930 - In extreme danger
• 1930 - Bill ... eyes open