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Christian Wahnschaffe is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner.[1] It was released in two parts World Ablaze (Weltbrand) in November 1920 and The Escape from the Golden Prison (Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker) in March 1921. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Jakob Wassermann. The film is extant, and was restored in 2018 by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.[2]

Christian Wahnschaffe
Directed by	Urban Gad
Written by	Jakob Wassermann (novel) Paul Georg Bobby E. Lüthge Hans Behrendt
Starring	Conrad Veidt Fritz Kortner Werner Krauss
Cinematography	Max Lutze [de] (Part I) Willy Hameister (Part II)
Music by	Giuseppe Becce (Part I) Alexander Schirmann [de] (Part II)
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release dates	12 November 1920 (1920-11-12) (Part I) 30 March 1921 (1921-03-30) (Part II)
Running time	77 minutes (Part I) 75 minutes (Part II)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.

Cast

Part 1: World Ablaze

Part 2: The Escape from the Golden Prison

References

Bibliography

• Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
• Soister, John T. (2002). Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1289-1.

External links

• Part I at IMDb
• Part II at IMDb

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