The Evangelist (1924 film)

1924 film

The Evangelist

Directed by| Holger-Madsen
Written by|

* Holger-Madsen
* Hermann Kienzl
* Wilhelm Kienzl (opera)

Produced by| Erich Pommer
Starring|

* Paul Hartmann
* Hanni Weisse
* Elisabeth Bergner

Cinematography| Frederik Fuglsang

Production
company

Union-Film

Distributed by| UFA

Release date

* 4 January 1924 (1924-01-04)

Country| Germany
Languages|

* Silent
* German intertitles

The Evangelist (German: Der Evangelimann) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Paul Hartmann, Hanni Weisse and Elisabeth Bergner.[1] It is based on the 1895 opera Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer. It was released by the German major studio UFA.

## Cast

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* Paul Hartmann as Evangelimann, Lehrer einer Klosterschule
* Hanni Weisse as Mutter / Tochter
* Jacob Feldhammer as Bruder des Evangelimanns
* Heinrich Peer as Engel, Justitiar des Stiftes St. Othmar
* Elisabeth Bergner as Magdalena
* Hans Leiter as Der Giraffe
* Holger-Madsen as Schneider Zitterbart
* Dr. Jockl as Die Bulldogge
* Harry Halm as Bettelbub
* Adolphe Engers
* Loni Nest
* Sigrid Onegin

## References

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1. ^ Grange p.163

## Bibliography

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* Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

## External links

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* The Evangelist at IMDb

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