Cast: Henny Porten

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Emil Jannings · Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein · Hilde Müller · Ludwig Hartau

Synopsis Anne Boleyn (1920) presents a lavish historical spectacle, often hailed as a cinematic masterpiece. The film features a powerful and ruthless portrayal of King Henry VIII by Emil Jannings, juxtaposed with the purity and innocence embodied by Henny Porten as...

Direction Leopold Jessner · Paul Leni

Cast Henny Porten · William Dieterle · Fritz Kortner · Eugene Dieterle

Synopsis Backstairs (1921) tells the tale of a disabled mail carrier who harbors deep affection for a maid residing in the same impoverished urban neighborhood. Unfortunately, her heart belongs to a wealthy and handsome young man. Driven by his desire to...

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Jakob Tiedtke · Henny Porten · Emil Jannings · Gustav von Wangenheim

Synopsis Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1920) unfolds in the picturesque landscapes of Southern Bavaria, where a young man named Xaver is deeply in love with Gretel. However, her father, Kohlhiesel, insists that his elder daughter, Liesel, must marry first. Liesel's harsh demeanor makes...

Direction Carl Froelich

Cast Henny Porten · Max Maximilian · Margarete Kupfer · Alice Hechy

Synopsis Refuge (1928) is a captivating melodrama directed by Carl Froelich, set in the late 1920s. The story revolves around a revolutionary with long hair, portrayed by Herr Francis Lederer, who has spent nearly a decade in Russia, oblivious to the...

Direction Carl Froelich

Cast Friedrich Kayßler · Erna Morena · Willy Fritsch · Wilhelm Diegelmann

Direction Robert Wiene

Cast Henny Porten · Heinrich Schroth · Martin Lübbert · Ernst Hofmann

Direction Robert Wiene

Cast Theodor Becker · Bruno Decarli · Henny Porten · Emil Rameau

Synopsis The Wandering Light (1916) follows the tale of a Count who enters into matrimony with a woman. However, their union takes a dramatic turn when the woman begins to harbor the misguided belief that her husband is afflicted with madness.

Direction Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Cast Käthe Dorsch · Hilde Krahl · Henny Porten · Gustav Diessl

Direction Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Cast Henny Porten · Oskar Sima · Ludwig Stössel · Paul Henckels

Synopsis Scandal About Eva (1930) follows the story of a woman who is set to marry her fiancé, only to uncover a surprising secret. Her betrothed has a four-year-old son from a previous relationship. To navigate this unexpected revelation, she feigns...

Direction Peter Delpeut

Cast Lyda Borelli · Henny Porten · Anni Timm

Synopsis Lyrisch nitraat (1991) is a captivating documentary that presents a curated selection of clips from silent films produced between 1905 and 1915. These cinematic treasures were long forgotten, stored away in an Amsterdam cinema. The documentary's title alludes to the...

Direction Hartmut Bitomsky

Cast Angela Schanelec · Siegfried Kracauer · Ludwig Berger · Emil Jannings

Direction Ewald André Dupont

Cast Albert Steinrück · Henny Porten · William Dieterle · Eugen Klöpfer

Direction Robert Wiene

Cast Rudolf Biebrach · Paul Biensfeldt · Henny Porten · Frida Richard

Direction Hans Steinhoff

Cast Henny Porten · Paul Otto · Ressel Orla · Vasilij Vronski

Direction Eugen York

Cast Henny Porten · Willy A. Kleinau · Anne Vernon · Roland Alexandre

Synopsis Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955) unfolds in a time of turmoil as a series of brutal murders plague the city, primarily targeting affluent gentlemen on their way to rendezvous with their lovers, bearing exquisite jewelry. In response to this wave...

Direction Rudolf Biebrach

Cast Henny Porten · Bruno Decarli · Arthur Bergen

Synopsis The Homecoming of Odysseus (1918) is a captivating silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach, featuring Henny Porten in the central role. The narrative ingeniously transposes the classic tale of Odysseus to the picturesque landscapes of Upper Bavaria. The story revolves...

Direction Svend Gade

Cast Henny Porten · Paul Henckels · Paul Manning · Alexander Wiruboff

Direction Carl Froelich

Cast Henny Porten · Elisabeth Flickenschildt · Käthe Dyckhoff · Marianne Simson

Direction Peter Paul Felner

Cast Werner Krauss · Henny Porten · Harry Liedtke · Carl Ebert

Synopsis Der Kaufmann von Venedig (1923) follows the story of Antonio, a prosperous merchant from Venice, who finds himself in a precarious financial predicament. To assist his friend Bassanio in his pursuit of the wealthy heiress Portia, Antonio reluctantly turns to...

Direction Carl Froelich

Cast Henny Porten · Memo Benassi · Rudolf Biebrach · Harald Paulsen