The Maharaja's Favourite Wife

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The Maharaja's Favourite Wife
Theatrical film poster
GermanTausend für eine Nacht
Directed by
Written by
Produced byPaul Davidson
August Blom
Starring
CinematographySophus Wangøe (Part I and II)
Günther Krampf (Part III)
Music byAlexander Schirmann
Production
companies
Distributed byUFA
Release dates
  • 31 January 1917 (Part I)
  • January 1917 (Part II)
  • 20 January 1921 (Part III)
Running time
72 minutes (Part III)
Countries
  • Denmark (Part I & II)
  • Germany (Part III)
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Maharaja's Favourite Wife (German: Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha) is a silent adventure film directed by Max Mack and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Fritz Kortner, and Erna Morena.[1] Originally produced in Denmark by Nordisk Film, whose German branch was taken over during the First World War, it was released in three parts, the first two in 1917 and the third in 1921. The third part was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin, and released by the leading German company UFA. Its sets were designed by the Hungarian art director István Szirontai Lhotka.

Cast (Part III)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Canjels, Rudmer (2011). Distributing Silent Film Serials: Local Practices, Changing Forms, Cultural Transformation. New York: Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-136-83735-7.

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