The Wildcat

1921 1h 25m DE

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 49

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Synopsis

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A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pola Negri
Rischka
Victor Janson
Kommandant der Festung Tossenstein
Paul Heidemann
Leutnant Alexis
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Räuberhauptmann Claudius
Hermann Thimig
Pepo
Edith Meller
Lilli
Marga Köhler
Frau des Kommandanten
Paul Graetz
Zofano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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105 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 Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Theodor Sparkuhl. 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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Pola Negri and Victor Janson and Paul Heidemann carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0011960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernst Lubitsch directs. Theodor Sparkuhl behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Theodor Sparkuhl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Pola Negri and Victor Janson and Paul Heidemann carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0011960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.