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The Brothers Schellenberg (1926)

The Brothers Schellenberg poster
Original title
Die Brüder Schellenberg
Directed by
Karl Grune
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers are caught in a rivalry that drives their family apart. Their conflict plays out through loyalty and betrayal in early 20th century Germany.

somberslow-burnmelodramaticbroodingvisually starktensedatedtheatrical

What happens

The Brothers Schellenberg (German: Die Brüder Schellenberg) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover and Liane Haid. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Karl Görge. It was based on a novel by Bernhard Kellermann. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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