The Eleven Schill Officers (1926 film)
| The Eleven Schill Officers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rudolf Meinert |
| Produced by | Rudolf Meinert |
| Written by |
Max Jungk Julius Urgiss |
| Starring |
Rudolf Meinert Gustav Adolf Semler Grete Reinwald Leopold von Ledebur |
| Cinematography | Ludwig Lippert |
Production company |
Internationale Film |
| Distributed by | Meinert Film |
Release dates | 1926 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
The Eleven Schill Officers (German: Die elf schillschen Offiziere) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Meinert, Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald and Leopold von Ledebur. The film depicts the failed 1809 uprising of Prussian soldiers led by Ferdinand von Schill against the occupying French during the Napoleonic War. The film received poor reviews from critics, but earned enough at the box office to offset its production costs.[1]
According to IMDB, it was released in the USA as "Eleven Who Were Loyal" in 1929. A NY Times review which also covers several other movies of that same date is available online dated from May 20, 1929.
It was part of the cycle of Prussian films. The film was remade by Meinert as a sound film The Eleven Schill Officers in 1932 with Carl de Vogt cast as Schill.
Cast
- Rudolf Meinert - Major von Schill
- Gustav Adolf Semler - König Friedrich Wilhelm III von Preußen
- Grete Reinwald - Königin Luise
- Leopold von Ledebur - Freiherr von Wedel
- Mary Nolan - Marie von Wedel, his daughter
- Ernst Rückert - Fritz von Wedel, his son
- Werner Pittschau - Udo von Reckenthin
- Fritz Greiner - Freiherr von Mallwitz
- Albert Steinrück - Französischer Kommmandant
- Charles Willy Kayser - französischer Offizier
- Camilla von Hollay - Minne
- Henri Peters-Arnolds - Franz, ein Knecht
- John Mylong - Freischärler
- Else Reval
- Aruth Wartan
- Fred Immler
- Edgar Hellwald
- Jaro Fürth
- Mark Asarow
- Clementine Plessner
- Emmerich Hanus
- Rudolf Del Zopp
- Kurt Thormann
- Bobbie Bender
References
- ↑ Mustafa p.217
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Mustafa, Sam A. The Long Ride of Major Von Schill: A Journey Through German History and Memory. Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.