The Student of Prague (1926)
For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...
Director: Henrik Galeen
Genre: Horror, Drama
Runtime: 133 min
Release Date: October 19, 1926
Cast
- Conrad Veidt - Balduin, Student
- Elizza La Porta - Lyduschka, Blumenmädchen
- Fritz Alberti - Reichsgraf von Schwarzenberg
- Agnes Esterhazy - Comtesse Margit, seine Tochter
- Ferdinand von Alten - Freiherr von Waldis-Schwarzenberg, Margits Verlobter
- Werner Krauss - Scapinelli, Wucherer
- Erich Kober - 1. Student
- Max Maximilian - 2. Student
- Marian Alma
- Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Screenplay
Music: Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Cinematography: Erich Nitzschmann, Günther Krampf
Production: Sokal-Film GmbH
Country: Germany
Language: No Language
Original Language: de
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Student of Prague about?
- For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...
- Who directed The Student of Prague?
- The Student of Prague was directed by Henrik Galeen.
- Who stars in The Student of Prague?
- The Student of Prague stars Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta, Fritz Alberti, Agnes Esterhazy, Ferdinand von Alten, Werner Krauss.
- How long is The Student of Prague?
- The Student of Prague has a runtime of 2h 13m (133 minutes).
- What genre is The Student of Prague?
- The Student of Prague is a Horror, Drama film.
- Where was The Student of Prague produced?
- The Student of Prague was produced in Germany.