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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg poster
Directed by
John M. Stahl, Ernst Lubitsch
Genre
drama film, silent film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young prince goes to university in Heidelberg and falls in love with a barmaid. He must choose between his royal duties and his feelings for her.

romanticnostalgiclightheartedmelancholicslow-burnsentimentalquietold-worldtender

What happens

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, also known as The Student Prince and Old Heidelberg, is a 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer silent drama film based on the 1901 play Old Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. It was directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and stars Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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