Ikarus, the Flying Man (1918)

Original title

Ikarus, der fliegende Mensch

Directed by

Carl Froelich

Genre

drama film, silent film, war film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German silent film from 1918 about a man's story set during war. It was completed near the end of World War One but only came out in theaters months later.

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What happens

Ikarus, the Flying Man (German: Ikarus, der fliegende Mensch) is a 1918 German silent war film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Ernst Hofmann, Esther Carena and Gustav Botz. While a press screening was held in October 1918, during the final weeks of the First World War, it did not go on general release until the following July when it premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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