Lords of the Seas
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Lords of the Seas |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1922 |
| length | approx. 101 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alexander Korda |
| script | Ernest Vajda based on his novel Pirates under the pseudonym Sidney Garrick |
| production | Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky for Sascha-Film (Vienna) |
| camera | Hans Theyer |
| cut | Karl Hartl |
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Lords of the Seas is an Austrian silent film from 1922 directed by Alexander Korda .
action
The descendant of a Spanish pirate knows, thanks to family traditions, of a treasure that his ancestor is said to have buried on a desert island. Without further ado, the modern pirate hijacks millionaire Thomas Bradley's yacht and takes Robby, his son, as his personal hostage. On the island, the privateer builds his very own pirate's nest with the technical achievements of modern times and a little later also lures Sylla Bradley, the daughter of the yacht owner, here.
Captain Scott, the captain of the hijacked yacht, is on the trail of the villain. He tracks down the modern pirate and saves both Sylla and Robby from his clutches. The Hispanic villain has to realize that he has lost and unceremoniously blows himself up and his hiding place together with his gang. Quite en passant it also emerges that Captain Bradley is the descendant of the very man who once put an end to the Spanish pirate of the past. Bradley and Sylla become a couple and get married.
Production notes
Herren der Meere was filmed on the Adriatic Sea in 1921 and premiered on February 3, 1922 in Vienna . The six-act film was about 2,300 meters long and was banned from school.
The film constructions come from Artur Berger and Julius von Borsody . Karl Hartl was one of two assistant directors. The costumes come from Lambert Hofer .
Lords of the Seas and A Sunken World Korda filmed one after the other at the same locations.
criticism
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “The subject is not too strong, despite his adventurous accusation that the director made a few leaps and bounds. However, she deserves full praise for the technical side of the picture to which the whole thing is set. The model of a submarine mine station, splendidly successful shipwreck scenes and shelling, both modern vehicles and the old pirate ships in the story, are to be mentioned as generous presentation effects. In terms of performance, the requirements were low, so that no one had the opportunity to do anything special. The photography is characterized by its rare clarity and sharpness. "
Web links
- Men of the seas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lords of the Seas at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lords of the Sea ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Paimann's film lists
