High Treason (1929)

Original title

Hochverrat

Directed by

Johannes Meyer

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A silent drama set in pre-revolution Russia. It follows characters involved in political conspiracy and personal conflict against a backdrop of social upheaval.

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What happens

High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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