The Four Devils

The Four Devils (1920)

Directed by A.W. Sandberg

1h 35m

Drama

One out of three silent adaptations of the novella "Les quatre diables" written by Danish author Herman Bang. The most famous one, although unfortunately lost, is without any doubt F.W. Murnau's "4 Devils". This German version, by Danish director A.W. Sandberg, was done eight years prior to Murnau's American one, and was a big success at the time.

Cast

Ernst Winar

Ernst Winar

Fritz

Margarete Schlegel

Margarete Schlegel

Aimée

Adolphe Engers

Adolphe Engers

Victor Colani

Victor Colani

Adolph

Heidi Ford

Heidi Ford

Louise

Martin Herzberg

Martin Herzberg

Clementine Plessner

Clementine Plessner

Emil Rameau

Emil Rameau

Ferdinand Robert

Ferdinand Robert

Crew

A.W. Sandberg

A.W. Sandberg

Director

Carl Rosenbaum

Carl Rosenbaum

Writer

Gustave Preiss

Gustave Preiss

Cinematography

Herman Bang

Herman Bang

Novel

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