Ivan Koschula

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Movie
Original title Ivan Koschula
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1914
Rod
Director Richard Oswald
script Richard Oswald
production Paul Davidson
Jules Greenbaum for PAGU
occupation

Ivan Koschula is a German silent film drama directed by Richard Oswald with Rudolf Schildkraut in the title role.

action

Somewhere in a Polish border town at the beginning of the 20th century. The old, kind and honest Ivan Koschula earns his living as a peddler. The job is very arduous and not very profitable. His son, on the other hand, is the absolute opposite of him: dissolute and lousy, lazy and devoted only to pleasure. He steals from his own father, deceives people as counterfeiters and gets the money through with women in pubs. After all, Ivan is fed up with his own flesh and blood and throws the nonsense out of the house.

When war breaks out in 1914, the junior rushes to arms. As soon as the Russians have occupied Koschula's hometown, one of their officers tries to rape Koschula's niece. The old peddler then beats the Russian and wanders behind bars for this assault. The niece goes to the Russian commandant and asks Koschula's freedom. He's ready, but she has to come to him for a nightly rendezvous. The girl appears to agree to this, but uses a ruse to free her uncle without her going to the extreme.

The general and the officer are furious that this woman has duped them and rush to Koschula's house, which they ravage, loot and finally set on fire, while Koschula, who is hiding in the basement, and his niece fight for their lives. At the last moment, Austrian troops approached and liberated the place from the Russian hordes. Among the liberators is Ivan's purified son, who asks his father for forgiveness.

Production notes

Ivan Koschula , also often led by Iwan Koschula , was filmed in the Union Film Atelier in Berlin-Tempelhof and passed the censorship test in November 1914 and was premiered on November 25, 1914. The film had three acts.

Ivan Koschula was Richard Oswald's first film director.

reception

“Most of the interest was probably shown in the new Schildkraut film. A lot had already been heard about the new star role of this brilliant actor. (...) In the ghost you can see a new "Shylock of Krakow" rising, a typical character painting, gripping and interesting. "

- Cinematographic review of December 6, 1914. p. 8

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