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Status
Released
Release
1927
Runtime
2h 19m
A German soldier lies wounded on the front line in the First World War. To avoid capture or death, he assumes the identity of a fallen French officer. As the German soldier happens to speak fluent French, nobody realizes the deception. The soldier begins a new life in Paris, yet remains in constant fear of being exposed as the ‘enemy’.
28 Cast Members
Agnes Esterhazy
Helene Bessel
Hans Stüwe
Alexander Bessel
Jakob Tiedtke
Julius Bessel
Sophie Pagay
Mrs. Bessel
Gertrud Eysoldt
Pelagie Trouille
Agnes Petersen-Mozżuchinowa
Germaine
Angelo Ferrari
Pedro de Ferrante, Painter
Betty Astor
Karin Lundbye, Model
Kurt Gerron
Georgakopoulos, Greek Tabaco-Merchant
Hermann Picha
Bookseller
Rosa Valetti
Landlady of Hotel Garni
Hella Kürty
Paulette, Cleaning Girl
Sig Arno
Antoine Chevallier
Eva Speyer
Curt Bois
Simche Regierer
Ilka Grüning
Simches Mother
Ferdinand Bonn
Bogdan Simonitsch, Minister a.D.
Lydia Potechina
Anastasia Simonitsch
Harry Nestor
Modaneta, a Cuban
Otto Wallburg
French Sergeant
