The Devil's Assistant (1913)
- Original title
- Die Sünden der Väter
- Directed by
- Urban Gad
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman becomes entangled in a family's secrets and conflicts. Her presence sets off a chain of events driven by passion and guilt.
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What happens
Die Sünden der Väter ist der Titel eines „Mimischen Dramas“ (so der Untertitel des Stummfilms), das Urban Gad nach eigenem Drehbuche 1913 mit Asta Nielsen in der Hauptrolle für die Deutsche Bioscop GmbH in Berlin inszenierte. Die literarische Vorlage war ein Roman des deutschen Autors Hermann Sudermann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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