Anna Boleyn, also known as Deception, is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII.
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
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| Produced by | Paul Davidson |
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| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent film |
The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a subsidiary of the giant German company UFA. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. The film cost an estimated 8 million marks to make, but was able to recoup this from the sale of the American rights alone which brought in $200,000 (14 million marks).[1]
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Henny Porten as Anna Boleyn
- Emil Jannings as Henry VIII
- Paul Hartmann as Sir Henry Norris
- Ludwig Hartau as the Duke of Norfolk
- Aud Egede-Nissen as Jane Seymour
- Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Queen Catherine
- Hilde Müller as Princess Marie
- Maria Reisenhofer as Lady Rochford
- Ferdinand von Alten as Marc Smeton
- Adolf Klein as Cardinal Wolsey
- Paul Biensfeldt as Jester
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Cardinal Campeggio
- Friedrich Kühne as Archbishop Cranmer
- Karl Platen as Physician
- Erling Hanson as Count Percy
- Sophie Pagay as Nurse
- Joseph Klein as Sir William Kingston
Reception
editAnna Boleyn was among Mary Pickford's favorite films, calling it "an example of superb direction and splendid acting, especially that of Emil Jannings. It was the first time on the screen that a King had been made human. It has subtle, satirical humor."[2]
Home media
editThe film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin" in 2005–2007 with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies" in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kreimeier, p. 59.
- ^ Howe, Herbert (January 1924). "Mary Pickford's Favorite Stars and Films". Photoplay. New York: Photoplay Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
External links
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- Anna Boleyn at IMDb
- Anna Boleyn at the TCM Movie Database
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