| Swifter Than Death | |
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| Directed by | Harry Piel Gérard Bourgeois |
| Written by | Gérard Bourgeois Edmund Heuberger Herbert Nossen Harry Piel |
| Starring | Harry Piel Dary Holm Denise Legeay José Davert |
| Cinematography | Georg Muschner Gotthardt Wolf |
| Production companies | Hape-Film Gaumont |
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| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
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Swifter Than Death (German: Schneller als der Tod, French: Face à la mort) is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in Munich and the Côte d'Azur. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke .
Cast
- Harry Piel as Harry Piel
- Denise Legeay as Lizzie
- José Davert as Jack Brown
- Fred Berger as Éric Holsen
- Dary Holm as Christensen
- Marguerite Madys as Yvette Riccoldi
- Paul Guidé as Le duc de Frontignac
- Albert Paulig as L'éditeur Riccoldi
References
- Elsaesser & Wedel p.191
Bibliography
- Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael. The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.
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