A Glass of Water (1923 film)

{{Short description|1923 film}}

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{{Infobox film

|name = A Glass of Water

|image = A Glass of Water (1923 film).jpg

|caption =

|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Ein Glas Wasser}}

|director = Ludwig Berger

|producer = Erich Pommer

|writer = Adolf Lantz
Ludwig Berger

|based_on = {{Based on|A Glass of Water|Eugène Scribe}}

|starring = Mady Christians
Lucie Höflich
Hans Brausewetter
Rudolf Rittner

|music = Bruno Schulz

|cinematography = Günther Krampf
Erich Waschneck

|studio = Decla-Bioscop

|distributor = UFA

|released = {{Film date|1923|2|1|df=yes}}

|runtime =

|country = Germany

|language = Silent
German intertitles

}}

A Glass of Water (German: Ein Glas Wasser) is a 1923 German silent historical drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Lucie Höflich and Hans Brausewetter. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo on 1 February 1923.{{cite book|last=Hardt|first=Ursula|title=From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars|url=https://archive.org/details/fromcaligaritoca00hard|url-access=registration|publisher=Berghahn Books|page=228|year=1996|isbn=978-1-57181-930-7}} It was based on a play of the same title by Eugène Scribe, set in England during the reign of Queen Anne. The film was very well received both commercially and critically on its release. It is considered one of the milestones of Weimar cinema.Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996. p. 78.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudolf Bamberger. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location shooting in Bayreuth.