Die Fürstin Woronzoff

1920 1h 20m DE

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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In Russia shortly before the outbreak of the First World War, Princess Vorontsov (Ellen Richter) is in love with a high-ranking officer of the tsarist army. When he is murdered, she craves revenge. The leading suspect is a lawyer with ties to nihilist revolutionaries. On behalf of the secret police, she travels to Switzerland in order to gain his trust and facilitate his arrest. Too late she realizes that she has been toyed with all along. Her fiancé was not the man she thought she was.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ellen Richter
Die Fürstin Woronzoff/Olga Petrova
Rudolf Forster
Sassulitsch, Polizeiagent
Artúr Somlay
Dr. Nemirowski, Advokat
Hugo Flink
Dimitrij
Alexander Ekert
Emil Rameau
Baron Solowjew
Toni Tetzlaff
Gräfin Gortschakow
Henny Steinmann
Gräfin Derekew

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adolf Gärtner
Writers: Willi Wolff
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adolf Gärtner, shot by Arpad Viragh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ellen Richter and Rudolf Forster and Artúr Somlay carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0443008 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Adolf Gärtner directs. Arpad Viragh behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Adolf Gärtner, shot by Arpad Viragh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Ellen Richter and Rudolf Forster and Artúr Somlay carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0443008 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.