The Castle in Flanders
The Castle in Flanders (German: Das Schloß in Flandern) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, and Georg Alexander.[1]
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| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Written by | Curt J. Braun |
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| Music by | Franz Grothe |
| Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
| Edited by | Hermann Haller |
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| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz.
Cast
- Mártha Eggerth as Gloria Delamare
- Paul Hartmann as Fred Winsbury
- Georg Alexander as Bob Harrogate
- Hilde Weissner as Lady Margaret
- Valy Arnheim as Gaspard, Kastellan
- Eduard Bornträger
- Gerhard Dammann as Polizist
- Peter Elsholtz as Lincoln
- Edwin Jürgensen as Sir Ramsey
- Rudolf Klicks as Piccolo
- Gerti Kraus
- Else Lüders
- Rio Nobile as Clifton
- Irmgard Novac
- Gerti Ober
- Paul Otto as Sir Archibald Winsbury
- Sabine Peters as Anne, Zofe bei Gloria
- Willi Schaeffers as Gast
- Georg H. Schnell as Regiments-Adjutant
- Kurt Seifert as Hotelportier
- Valeska Stock
- Alfred Stratmann
- Toni Tetzlaff
- Rolf von Goth as Brigg
- Jens von Hagen as Major Murray
- Hertha von Walther as Baronin
- Rudolf Vones
- Otto Wernicke as Bonnet, Agent
Reception
Writing for Night and Day in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a mixed review. Greene noted that the film's depictions of England and English culture were rather off the mark, but despite this he claimed that "th[e] picture has merits" and that "there are excellent scenes" which he identified as the scenes in Ypres after the war had ended and Gloria Delamare (Eggerth) attempts to book a hotel room only to be moved by a porter to the neighboring castle. Greene points to the return of Fred Winsbury (Hartmann) as the point in the film where the audience loses interest and the film loses reality.[2]
References
- Bock & Bergfelder, p. 51.
- Greene, Graham (2 September 1937). "A Castle in Flanders/For You Alone". Night and Day. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0192812866.)
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.