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The Famous Woman is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play Die Tänzerin by Melchior Lengyel, who also wrote the film's screenplay. While performing in Barcelona, a dancer falls in love with a Spanish aristocrat. He proposes marriage to her providing she give up her profession. She agrees and the wedding preparations begin. When her troupe returns to Spain, however, she is drawn back to her true calling as a dancer and her aristocratic lover reluctantly allows her to go free. Damita's performance was particularly praised, as was the cinematography of Otto Kanturek who had done location shooting in Barcelona.
Original Release
10/29/1927
US Release
11/24/1929
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lili Damita | Sonja Litowskaja |
Fred Solm | Alfredo de Cavalcante |
Warwick Ward | Gerald |
Lissy Arna | Zofe bei Sonja |
Alexander Granach | Diener bei Alfredo |
Arnold Korff | Der Herzog v. Olivarez |
Mathilde Sussin | Mutter des Alfredo |
Alexander Murski | Vater des Alfredo |
Nikolaus von Lovrie |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lili Damita | Sonja Litowskaja |
Fred Solm | Alfredo de Cavalcante |
Warwick Ward | Gerald |
Lissy Arna | Zofe bei Sonja |
Alexander Granach | Diener bei Alfredo |
Arnold Korff | Der Herzog v. Olivarez |
Mathilde Sussin | Mutter des Alfredo |
Alexander Murski | Vater des Alfredo |
Nikolaus von Lovrie |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hermann Fellner | Producer |
Arnold Pressburger | Producer |
Josef Somlo | Producer |