The white slave (1927)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The white slave |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Augusto Genina |
| script | Norbert Falk |
| production | Lothar Stark |
| camera | Gustave Preiss |
| occupation | |
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The White Slave is a German silent film from 1927. Directed by Augusto Genina , Liane Haid played the title role and Vladimir Gaidarow the leading roles.
action
Lady Mary Watson, a British noblewoman of excellent reputation, falls in love with an exotic-looking, attractive Arab who melts her heart. Despite the warning of some well-meaning friends at home, she follows him to his home country Morocco, where she quickly finds out that two worlds collide here. While she represents the values of the Occident, her husband Ali Enver Bey, who already has a wife, feels deeply committed to the Orient and its archaic customs and traditions.
Mary quickly ends up as his very personal “white slave” in his harem and finally, when she rebels against Enver, in a cathouse. After a long period of suffering she can with the help of the European doctor Dr. Warner escape this hell. But Ali Enver Bey is not ready to give up "his property", as he regards the white lady from England, and pursues her. He is killed in this chase. With the doctor at her side, Lady Mary finally returns to her European homeland and they both get married.
Production notes
The white slave was made in the film studio of Berlin-Staaken and in Algeria (outdoor shots in Algiers , the Sahara and in the oasis town of Biskra ). The six-stroke with a length of 2550 meters passed the censorship test on August 18, 1927 and was banned from youth. The first performance took place on September 22, 1927 in the Mozart Hall in Berlin, the Austrian premiere was scheduled for October 28, 1928.
The film structures were designed by Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann .
criticism
“… In addition, exciting details, often outrageous like a novel, by no means avoiding tangible colportage, subordinated to the dominant 'tension'. Gaidarow… gives a type of remarkable, slightly exotic beauty and elegance. The lovely Liane Haid came to us as wheat-blonde. Gustave Preiss' photography did the best. He caught the images of the Moroccan landscape in abundance. These recordings are a great pleasure. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The subject and directing are older technology, but the whole thing is still very exciting and effective for the public, especially due to the juxtaposition of European culture and brutality and eroticism from the Orient. The game is satisfactory, some very beautiful oriental pictures are worth mentioning, the photography is very good. "
Web links
- The white slave in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The white slave at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The white slave in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2018 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.
