The secrets of London
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The secrets of London |
| Country of production |
Germany Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Oswald |
| script | Richard Oswald |
| production | Richard Oswald |
| camera | Otto Kanturek |
| occupation | |
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The Secrets of London is a German-Austrian silent film drama from 1920 by Richard Oswald , freely based on motifs from Charles Dickens ' Oliver Twist . The Hungarian child star Manci Lubinsky took on the main role of little Percy .
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The plot is based on the events that are a central part of the classic novel from Victorian London "Oliver Twist". Oliver is called Percy here and is also a foundling. When he has to leave his home, a London orphanage, he immediately falls into the clutches of criminals. What Percy doesn't even know: These crooks work on behalf of Percy's older stepbrother, who wants to get rid of the boy in order to get at the boy's inheritance. But while Percy threatens to slide deeper and deeper into the abyss with his forced theft tours - hence the second title “The Seventh Commandment” - there are also people who mean well with him and finally free him from the criminal circles.
Production notes
The Secrets of London , also listed under The Seventh Commandment and The Tragedy of a Child , was written in Vienna in autumn 1920. The six-stroke act with a length of 2137 meters was premiered on December 22, 1920. The strip started in Austria (Vienna) on April 8, 1921.
Karl Dotrel designed the film structures.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: "Material extremely bright, game excellent, scenery and photos very good."
Web links
- The secrets of London in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The secrets of London at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The secrets of London in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from July 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
