Orphan of Lowood
Orphan of Lowood (German: Die Waise von Lowood) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Evelyn Holt, Olaf Fønss and Dina Diercks.[2] It is based on the 1847 British novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde. Jane Eyre was remade as a sound film in 1934. Director Bernhardt, a Jew wanted by the Gestapo, escaped from Nazi Germany and immigrated to Hollywood (via England) where he directed films for MGM, RKO, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers.[3]
| Orphan of Lowood | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Curtis Bernhardt |
| Produced by | Julius Sternheim |
| Written by | Charlotte Brontë (novel) Henry Koster |
| Starring | Evelyn Holt Olaf Fønss Dina Diercks Jenny Marba |
| Music by | Felix Bartsch |
| Cinematography | Charles Métain Sophus Wangöe |
Production company | Sternheim Film |
| Distributed by | Filmhaus Bruckmann |
Release date | 5 December 1926 |
Running time | length unknown[1] |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Plot
Jane Eyre falls in love with the eccentric Lord Edward Rochester, not realizing he has his mentally ill wife locked up in the attic.
Cast
- Evelyn Holt as Jane Eyre
- Olaf Fønss as Lord Edward Rochester
- Dina Diercks as Blanche Ingram
- Jenny Marba as Lady Fairfax
- Rosa Valetti as Grace Poole
- Adele Sandrock as Lady Ingram
- Charles Lincoln as Leutnant Eshrom
- Harry Nestor as Richard Mason
- Fritz Rasp as Brocklehurst
- Hermine Sterler as Lehrerin
- Evi Moog as Child
- Christel Adam as Child
References
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- Bock & Bergfelder p.41
- Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Koepnick, Lutz. The Dark Mirror: German Cinema Between Hitler and Hollywood.University of California Press, 2002.
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