Orphan of Lowood
{{Short description|1926 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Orphan of Lowood
| image = Orphan of Lowood.jpg
| caption =
| director = Curtis Bernhardt
| producer = Julius Sternheim
| based_on = Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
| writer = {{ubl|Henry Koster}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Evelyn Holt|Olaf Fønss|Dina Diercks|Jenny Marba}}
| music = Felix Bartsch
| editing =
| cinematography = {{ubl|Charles Métain|Sophus Wangöe}}
| studio = Sternheim Film
| distributor = Filmhaus Bruckmann
| released = {{Film date|1926|12|05|df=yes}}
| runtime = length unknownWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 302. {{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.
| country = Germany
| language = Silent
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| gross =
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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.Bock & Bergfelder p.41 It is based on the 1847 British novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and is the last of at least eight silent film adaptations of the novel. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde. 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.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 302. {{ISBN|978-1936168-68-2}}.
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
{{Cast listing|
- 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
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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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0017521}}
{{Jane Eyre}}
{{Curtis Bernhardt}}
Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:German silent feature films
Category:Films directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Category:1920s historical drama films
Category:Films based on Jane Eyre
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films set in the 19th century
Category:Silent German historical drama films
Category:Films shot at Terra Studios
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films scored by Felix Bartsch
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