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Manolescu's Memoirs (1920)

Manolescu's Memoirs poster
Original title
Manolescus Memoiren
Directed by
Richard Oswald
Genre
silent film, crime comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man writes his memoirs about his life as a charming criminal. The film follows his adventures and the people he encounters.

silent-eralightheartedplayfulstylishwhimsicalwrybrisktheatrical

What happens

Manolescu's Memoirs (German: Manolescus Memoiren) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Erna Morena and Lilli Lohrer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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