| The Rats | |
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| Directed by | Hanns Kobe |
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| Produced by | Grete Ly |
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| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Production company | Grete Ly-Film |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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| Country | Germany |
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The Rats (German: Die Ratten) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Hanns Kobe and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, and Eugen Klöpfer. It is based on the 1911 play The Rats by Gerhart Hauptmann. It premiered in Berlin on 29 July 1921. The play was later adapted into a 1955 film.
The film's art direction was by Robert Neppach.
Cast
- Emil Jannings as Bruno
- Lucie Höflich as Frau John
- Eugen Klöpfer as Herr John
- Marija Leiko as Pauline Piperkarcka
- Blandine Ebinger as Sidonie Knobbe
- Gertrude W. Hoffman
- Hermann Vallentin
- Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
- Max Kronert
- Kaethe Richter
- Preben J. Rist
- Claire Selo
- Emmy Wyda
References
- Grange, pp. 95–96.
Bibliography
- Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
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- 1921 films
- 1921 drama films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films based on works by Gerhart Hauptmann
- German films based on plays
- German black-and-white films
- Terra Film films
- Silent German drama films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
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