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RUNTIME
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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Mania
1918 1h 27m DE
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7.0
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★7.0TMDB · 3
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Synopsis
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A beautiful cigarette factory worker becomes the face of the company's new marketing campaign. Soon she attracts the attention of two men - a talented young composer and an old rich patron of arts.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Pola Negri
Mania
Arthur Schröder
Hans van der Hof
Ernst Wendt
Werner Hollmann
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eugen Illés
- Writers
- Hans Brennert
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Eugen Illés directs. Eugen Illés behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2108 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Eugen Illés, shot by Eugen Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Pola Negri and Arthur Schröder and Ernst Wendt carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0442327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eugen Illés
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Mania (1918)
Also by
Eugen Illés
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Projektions-AG Union
DE
Key crew
- Art DirectionPaul Leni
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1918-11-08
