Manolescu (1929)

Original title

Manolescu - Der König der Hochstapler

Directed by

Victor Tourjansky

Genre

drama film, silent film, biographical film, crime film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 04m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent biographical drama about a famous impostor and his exploits. It follows his life of deception across glamorous European locations.

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What happens

Manolescu (German: Manolescu - Der König der Hochstapler) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Brigitte Helm and Heinrich George. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in St. Moritz and Monte Carlo. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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