Evinrude (1914)

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Movie
Original title Evinrude
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1914
length about 84 minutes
Rod
Director Stellan Rye
script Hanns Heinz Ewers
production German bioscop
camera Guido Seeber
occupation

Evinrude is a German silent adventure film directed in 1913 by Stellan Rye with Paul Wegener in the title role.

action

The story initially takes place in the American Wild West. There the gruff Tim Nissen, whom everyone just calls “Evinrude”, made some fortune. In his private life as well as in his business policy, his approach is anything but sensitive; the powerful man of power takes what he wants. One day Evinrude senses a big deal when he learns that engineer Addison has developed a revolutionary "dynamite engine" and steals it. Evinrude has big plans. To do this, he first has to ditch his lover Margaret so that he can devote himself entirely to the young Ellen Wentheim, the daughter of the influential and powerful Colonel Wentheim.

Wentheim acts as president of the local water sports club, and the proximity to him promises social advancement and social recognition. Evinrude wants into the world of high society, and by marrying Ellen he would come very close to that goal. He also wants to impress Ellen's father by winning the upcoming motorboat regatta. Evinrude had stolen Addison's ingenious super engine precisely for this purpose. But Evinrude's ambition and ruthlessness ultimately stand in the way of all of his goals. Margaret, the dumped lover, begins to take revenge on Evinrude for his vile, emotional betrayal. His hubris and unscrupulousness on the way up cost him his life; he dies in the sea.

Production notes

Evinrude , also known under the long title Evinrude, the story of an adventurer , was written in mid-1913, shortly after The Student of Prague, by the same director and with the same leading actors Paul Wegener, Grete Berger and Lyda Salmonova . The film, which presumably no longer exists today, was censored on July 30, 1913, measured four acts at 1,540 meters and celebrated its premiere on February 21, 1914. In Austria-Hungary, the film was 1,485 meters long and the premiere was scheduled for April 1914.

The buildings were designed by Robert A. Dietrich .

criticism

“The performance is absolutely first class and Paul Wegener, the magnificent German character actor, the Dane Rye, Grete Berger and Lydia Salmonova play scenes in full artistic equilibrium that appear like brightly colored glass balls, colorful, interesting and exerting a powerful tension. (...) But what lies between the starting point of the drama and its end is so full of characteristics and beautiful spatial descriptions that the drama becomes a sight. "

- Cinematographic review of April 2, 1914. p. 22

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