| Der Herr der Liebe | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Written by | Leo Koffler |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Carl de Vogt Gilda Langer |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Distributed by | Helios Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Languages | Silent film German intertitles |
Der Herr der Liebe (The Master of Love) is a 1919 romanticsilent film directed inGermany byFritz Lang. It was his second film.Carl de Vogt andGilda Langer starred, as they had in Lang's debut feature,Halbblut. Lang himself is said to have acted in a supporting role.[1][2]
The film is now considered to belost.[1]
Residing in a castle in theCarpathian Mountains, Hungarian nobleman Vasile Disecu becomes infatuated with Suzette, the daughter of his neighbor. He mistakes Stefana, a maid who is secretly in love with him, for Suzette and makes love to her. When Yvette, his wife[3] or mistress,[4] finds out, she avenges herself with a liaison with Lazar, a Jewish peddler. Vasile imprisons Lazar. He kills Yvette and then himself.
... the director also took part as an actor (... he had acted in a number of films he had written himself, in Berlin)[permanent dead link]
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