John Riew (1917)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | John Riew |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 52 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Schmidthässler |
| script | after Theodor Storm |
| production | Paul Davidson |
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John Riew is a German film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Theodor Storm from 1917. The title role was played by Hermann Vallentin .
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John Riew is the story of a great friendship that goes beyond death. Riew and his friend Rick are two sailors who will one day make it to the captain. Both men, who are based in Hamburg, travel around the world in their ships. One day Rick tied the knot, and although there was a child in this marriage, he would not be happy in that relationship. Rick starts drinking and starts ruining both his job and his personal life.
When he dies, John Riew takes care of the family of the deceased friend. He enables the growing daughter Anna to have a middle-class, albeit not exactly well-off, existence as a seamstress with a small business. But this is not enough for Anna, she expects more from life. As unstable as her late father, she throws herself into an adventurous existence on Hamburg's entertainment mile St. Pauli. But after a few upheavals, things finally turn out to be better ...
Production notes
John Riew , also known as John Riew , premiered on December 1, 1917 in. The film had four acts, spread over 1,409 meters.
Web links
- John Riew in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Riew at filmportal.de
- John Riew datasheet of the Murnau Foundation