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The Earl of Essex (German: Der Graf von Essex) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Fritz Kortner and Werner Krauss. It was loosely based on the 1761 play Der Graf von Essex by Peter von Stüven set in Elizabethan England and based in turn on the 1678 work Le Comte d'Essex by Thomas Corneille.

The Earl of Essex
Eugen Klöpfer as Essex
Directed by	Peter Paul Felner
Written by	Peter Paul Felner Louis Rokos
Starring	Eugen Klöpfer Fritz Kortner Werner Krauss Eva May
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann Fritz Stein Fritz Arno Wagner
Production company	National Film
Release date	14 September 1922
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Cast

• Eugen Klöpfer - Graf Essex
• Fritz Kortner - Lord Nottingham
• Werner Krauss
• Friedrich Kühne - Cecil
• Eva May - Lady Rutland
• Erna Morena - Lady Nottingham
• Charles Puffy - Cuff
• Magnus Stifter - Lord Southampton
• Agnes Straub - Queen Elisabeth I
• Rosa Valetti
• Ferdinand von Alten - Raleigh

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• The Earl of Essex at IMDb

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