The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life

1919 1h 12m DE

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Maud Gregaards tells her rescuer, the Chinese Dr. Kien-Lung, her life: Her father was an archivist in the Foreign Office who was run by the unscrupulous Dr. Frohner was blackmailed into giving him a secret Chinese treaty.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mia May
Maud Gregaards
Michael Bohnen
Consul Madsen
Henry Sze
Dr. Kien-Lung
Hans Mierendorff
Baron Murphy/Dr. Frohner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe May
Writers: Ruth Goetz, Joe May, Richard Hutter
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Mistress of the World Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe May, shot by Werner Brandes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Mia May and Michael Bohnen and Henry Sze carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0286686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe May directs. Werner Brandes behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Mistress of the World Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Joe May, shot by Werner Brandes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Mia May and Michael Bohnen and Henry Sze carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0286686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Werner Brandes
Runtime: 72 min · 1h 12m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Mistress of the World, Part II: The Race for Life (1919)

Part of

The Mistress of the World Collection

The Mistress of the World (German: Die Herrin der Welt) is an eight-part 1919 silent film made in the Weimar Republic starring Mia May in the lead role. The film, under the creative control of director Joe May, is noted for bringing together talent from across German cinema, including many who would work behind the camera during the emergence of German Expressionist cinema.