Wandering Souls


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Wandering Souls (German: Irrende Seelen) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel, and Walter Janssen. It was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1869 novel The Idiot. The film was the first of three to be made by Russo Film, a small production company set up by Decla-Bioscop to make literary adaptations.[1] The 123-minute film was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. It premiered on 3 March 1921 at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.[2]

Wandering Souls
Directed byCarl Froelich
Written by
Based onThe Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Produced byErich Pommer
Starring
CinematographyAxel Graatkjær

Production
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Russo Film

Distributed byDecla-Bioscop

Release date

  • 3 March 1921

Running time

123 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Hardt pp. 52-53
  2. ^ Hardt p. 223

Bibliography

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  • Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

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