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RUNTIME
Did you know
85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Conrad Veidt
Kingsley
Fritz Kortner
Captain Kell
Tala Birell
Eileen Kell
Heinrich George
Cass
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- E.A. Dupont
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
E.A. Dupont directs. Walter Blakeley behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 296 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by E.A. Dupont, shot by Walter Blakeley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Conrad Veidt and Fritz Kortner and Tala Birell carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0021142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Walter Blakeley
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
E.A. Dupont
Production companies
Who made it
- BR
British International Pictures
GB
Key crew
- NovelFrank Harvey
- Art DirectionAlfred Junge
- SoundAlec Murray
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1930-11-21
