Theophrastus Paracelsus
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Theophrastus Paracelsus |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1916 |
| length | 96 (1916), 61 (revised 1921) minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Delmont |
| script | Joseph Delmont |
| production | Joseph Delmont |
| camera | Gustave Preiss |
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Theophrastus Paracelsus is a fantastic, German silent film from 1916 by Joseph Delmont . The title role is played by Guido Herzfeld .
action
Switzerland 1541. The master of secret sciences Theophrastus Paracelsus invents a mysterious elixir . The ingestion of just a few drops promises eternal life. Thereupon Johann Oporinus, Paracelsus' assistant, kills his master and steals away with the life potion kept in a vial . Both his bride Isolde and himself drink the miracle drug before they are arrested by the police.
Johann's death sentence is quickly determined; Oporinus is whacked while the young woman at the stake is exposed to the gawking gaze of the mob. But since all three had previously sipped the elixir, none of them can die, and from then on all three of them have to walk through the centuries like dead undead. Only Paracelsus is able to withdraw the elixir from the bodies again, so that Johannes and Isolde can finally die.
Production notes
Theophrastus Paracelsus passed the censorship in August 1916, received a youth ban on September 1, 1916 and was premiered in November 1916. The five-act film originally had a length of 1967 meters in Germany, but was massively reduced to 1,247 meters when it was re-censored in July 1921. In Austria-Hungary, where he had been announced for September 21, 1917, Theophrastus Paracelsus came into the cinemas as a four-act act with a length of about 1690 meters and was banned from school (= youth ban).
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “Material is very good, but very fantastic. Photos and play very well. The scenery is mostly pretty good. The execution scene is very good. "
See also
Another film: Paracelsus , this one from 1943, at the height of the Nazi interpretation of the doctor as a representative of "German medicine"
Web links
- Theophrastus Paracelsus at The German Early Cinema Database
- Theophrastus Paracelsus at filmportal.de
- Theophrastus Paracelsus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theophrastus Paracelsus In: Paimann's film lists
