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  2. Kleider machen Leute

Kleider machen Leute

1921
0m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1921

Runtime

0m

Storyline

Early film adaptation of Gottfried Keller's well-known novella as a silent film. The plot revolves around a journeyman tailor who is thrown out by his master and, without his intervention, is forced into a lying role in which he takes on the role of a wealthy person.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
0m
Oct 1, 1921
Languages
No Language
Director
Hans Steinhoff
Hans Steinhoff
Production Countries
Austria
Germany

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

Jaro Sprapinsky

Dora Kaiser

Nettchen

Hugo Thimig

Hugo Thimig

der Wirt zur goldenen Waage

Hans Moser

Hans Moser

Notar

Wilhelm Schmidt

Melchior Böhnli

Hans Thimig

Hans Thimig

Narr

Thea Oesey

Erika

Franz Kammauf

Amtmann

Cornelius Kirschner

Pfarrer

Eugen Guenther

Apotheker

Fritz Strassny

Fritz Strassny

Professor

Victor Kutschera

Victor Kutschera

Bettler

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