The crown of Kerkyra
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The crown of Kerkyra |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 63 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Friedrich Zelnik |
| script | Alfred Halm |
| production | Friedrich Zelnik for Berliner Film-Manufaktur |
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Die Krone von Kerkyra is a German silent film king drama from 1917 by Friedrich Zelnik with Mady Christians and Erich Kaiser-Titz in the leading roles.
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Mechtildis, the daughter of the Lord on Einsiedel, learns from her father, who is lying on his deathbed, that he was once king of a small kingdom. He wore the crown of Kerkyra on his head before, as her father claims, he was forced to abdicate through a betrayal of allegiance by his direct successor and thereby deprived of the reign of his kingdom. That was many years ago. And yet Mechtildis is furious and swears bitter vengeance to atone for the betrayal of her father.
She travels to Kerkyra and meets King Basil at court. To get to know him better, she asks the monarch, whom she introduces as an artist, to be allowed to paint him. During this time together, the young woman and the person she is portraying fall in love with each other. Nevertheless, Mechtildis feels bound by her oath of vengeance towards her father and wants to stab Basil. But she learns that Basil's father never betrayed von Mechtildis. But the woman has long since hired some gypsies to complete her work of revenge. Knowing that they were terribly mistaken, Mechtildis throws himself in their way in the king's mask and dies in his place.
Production notes
The four act film, occasionally subtitled, The Crown of Kerkyra. Love and Hate of a King's Daughter , had a length of, depending on the source, 1,286 to 1,298 meters (both 63 minutes playing time). He passed the censorship in July 1917 and was banned from youth. The world premiere took place the following month in Berlin.
For Mady Christians, who returned from the USA in 1917, this part of the vengeful king's daughter was one of her first film roles in Germany.
Reviews
“There is so much dramatic expression in her [Mady Christians'] playing that only very great artists have. Everything that is artificial is far from her. The figure she embodies breathes warm, pulsating life. (...) Mady Christians is enchantingly beautiful and of an elegance in appearance that proves good taste as well as elegant feeling. (...) It is very gratifying that she has such an excellent partner as Erich Kaiser-Titz. As for the action, it can be described as excellent ... "
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “Material, game and scenery are excellent. Photos very good ”.
Web links
- The Crown of Kerkyra in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The crown of Kerkyra at filmportal.de
- The Crown of Kerkyra at The German Early Cinema Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neue Kino-Rundschau from September 1, 1917. p. 10
- ↑ The Crown of Kerkyra ( Memento of the original from March 16, 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. in Paimann's film lists
