Atlantik (film)

Summary

Atlantic is a 1929 British-made German language drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fritz Kortner, Elsa Wagner and Heinrich Schroth. The film is a German language version of the 1929 film Atlantic made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.[1] Following the introduction of sound films, leading film companies attempted to cater to different markets by producing multiple-language versions of their films. Atlantic was released in four versions: English, French, German and silent, for cinemas not yet converted to the new format. The film was the first fully talking film to be released in Germany, where it was a major hit. It is based on the 1929 play The Berg by Ernest Raymond which itself was based on the Titanic disaster.

Atlantic
Directed byEwald André Dupont
Written byVictor Kendall
Ewald André Dupont
Based onThe Berg by Ernest Raymond
StarringFritz Kortner
Elsa Wagner
Heinrich Schroth
Julia Serda
CinematographyCharles Rosher
Music byJohn Reynders
Production
company
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 28 October 1929 (1929-10-28)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageGerman

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References edit

  1. ^ Wierzbicki, James Eugene. Film Music: A History. Taylor & Francis/Routledge, 2009. p. 107. ASIN B001OLRMIC. ISBN 0415991994.

Bibliography edit

  • Hardt, Ursula (2021) [1996]. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. p. 230. ISBN 978-1571810250. JSTOR j.ctt1c0gm1x. OL 976147M.
  • St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010. ISBN 1611474337.

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