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The Life and Works of Richard Wagner (1913)

The Life and Works of Richard Wagner poster
Original title
Richard Wagner
Directed by
Carl Froelich, William Wauer
Genre
silent film
Country
German Empire, Germany
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film from 1913 is a biography of composer Richard Wagner. It tells the story of his life and work using the filmmaking style of the early 1910s.

historicalreverentsilentslow-pacedseriouseducationalperiod piecestately

What happens

Richard Wagner ist eine Filmbiografie aus dem Jahr 1913 von Carl Froelich, die anlässlich des 100. Geburtstags des Komponisten Richard Wagner entstand. Der Film gehört neben Dimitri Buchowetzkis Filmen Danton (1921) und Peter der Große (1923) sowie Ernst Lubitschs Filmen Madame Dubarry (1919) und Anna Boleyn (1920) zu den frühen deutschen Filmbiografien. Die Uraufführung von Richard Wagner fand zur Eröffnung des U.T. Friedrichstraße am 13. Mai 1913 in Berlin statt. Die Erstausstrahlung sendete das Schweizer Fernsehen am 15. Mai 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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