The Prince of Rogues

1928 film

The Prince of Rogues
Theatrical film poster

German	Schinderhannes

Directed by	Curtis Bernhardt
Written by	Carl Zuckmayer (play) Curtis Bernhardt
Starring	Hans Stüwe Lissy Arna Albert Steinrück Bruno Ziener
Cinematography	Günther Krampf
Music by	Pasquale Perris
Production company	Prometheus-Film
Distributed by	Prometheus-Film
Release date	1 February 1928 (1928-02-01)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Prince of Rogues (German: Schinderhannes) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Hans Stüwe, Lissy Arna and Albert Steinrück. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.^[1] The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter. The story depicts the life of the 18th century outlaw Schinderhannes. It is based on a 1927 play Schinderhannes by Carl Zuckmayer.^[2]

Cast

Hans Stüwe as Hannes Bückler - Schinderhannes
Lissy Arna as Julchen Blasius
Albert Steinrück as Leyendecker
Bruno Ziener as the old Bückler
Frida Richard as Seine Frau
Ivan Koval-Samborsky as Karl Benzel
Fritz Richard as the old Blasius
Fritz Rasp as Heinrich Benzel
Oskar Homolka as Amtmann
Willy Grunwald [de] as robber
Nico Turoff as robber
Albert Florath
Tonio Gennaro as robber
Holmes Zimmermann [de; it] as robber
Erich Kober [de]
Carl Busse
Ernst Rotmund

References

^ Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. Translated by Kimber, Robert; Kimber, Rita. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 98. ISBN 0520220692.
^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 277. ISBN 081085967X. LCCN 2008008116.