Prince Seppl

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Movie
Original title Prince Seppl
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1915
length about 45 minutes
Rod
Director Carl Froelich
script Fritz Freisler
production Oskar Messter
occupation

Fürst Seppl is a German silent film fun play from 1915 with Erich Kaiser-Titz in the title role.

action

Heinrich III, the ruling chief of a small duodecan principality, is so fed up with etiquette and all the courtly fuss at home and therefore one day decides to run away with his valet Hies by night and fog. In the mountains of Tyrol he wants to relax as a mountain guide Seppl, completely incognito, and enjoy the wonderful nature. Then love gets in his way in the form of the pretty daughter of a count general.

His family has booked “Fürst Seppl” as a mountain guide. But the young lady is by no means solo and has a strange admirer named Baron Itzenplitz on her neck, whom she is about to marry. It doesn't take long before the Count's daughter falls in love with the robust Seppl, who gradually has to confess who he really is. Finally he slips off his seperate gown and the royal robe and asks the startled young woman for her hand.

Production notes

Fürst Seppl , with the subtitle “A funny court story”, was made at the beginning of 1915 in the Messter-Film-Atelier at Blücherstraße 32 and near Stuben am Arlberg (exterior shots). The comedy passed film censorship in March 1915 and was premiered that same month in Berlin's Marble House . The three-acter was only 835 meters long.

criticism

“The Meßter film 'Fürst Seppl' is a comedy from high society with a downright delightful sense of humor. (...) The individual, well-drawn characters in the film, for example those of Baron Itzenplitz, the groom of the future bride of the prince, highlight the advantages of this real comedy hit. "

- Cinematographic review of July 4, 1915. p. 34

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