Playing with fire

Robert Wiene
1921-05-19


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78 min

A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.

Cast

Name Character Team
Diana Karenne Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin Unowned
Wassily Wronsky Der Herzog Ripafratta Unowned
Anton Edthofer Der Dichter Carlo Spini Unowned
Leonhard Haskel Der Theaterdirektor Unowned
Hans Junkermann Graf Serrante Unowned
Otto Treptow Graf Ferrante Unowned
Karl Platen Der Diener des Herzogs Unowned
Lucia Tosti Lola, die Apachin Unowned
Albrecht Viktor Blum Der Apache Unowned
Ossip Runitsch Der Graf Unowned
Emil Birron Der Maler Unowned
Emil Heyse Unowned