The Great Adventuress

The Great Adventuress
Directed by	Robert Wiene
Written by	Ferdinand Ujhelyi [hu]
Produced by	Hermann Fellner Josef Somlo
Starring	Lili Damita Georg Alexander Fred Solm
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Production company	Felsom Film
Distributed by	Deutsche Fox
Release date	9 October 1928 (1928-10-09)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Great Adventuress (German: Die große Abenteuerin) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Georg Alexander, and Fred Solm. Much of the film's funding came from Britain.^[1] Location shooting took place in Paris, Calais and London.^[2] The film's plot was criticised by reviews for lacking clarity.^[1]

Synopsis

The film centres on the rivalry between two competing aviation firms, one British and the other French. While in London, visiting his competitors, the head of the French firm falls in love with a young woman who turns out to be the daughter of his British rival. The film eventually ends with them marrying and the two firms merging.^[1]

Cast

• Lili Damita
• Georg Alexander
• Fred Solm
• Trude Hesterberg
• Félix de Pomés
• Paul Hörbiger
• Rudolf Lettinger
• Paul Rehkopf
• Heinrich Schroth

References

1. Jung & Schatzberg, p. 147.
2. Jung & Schatzberg, p. 219.

Bibliography

• Jung, Uli; Schatzberg, Walter (1999). Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-156-1.

External links

• The Great Adventuress at IMDb