The Earl of Essex (1922)
- Original title
- Der Graf von Essex
- Directed by
- Peter Paul Felner
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
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.
How it feels
This silent film tells the story of a nobleman in Elizabethan England who gets caught up in court politics and romance. It follows his rise and fall from favor with Queen Elizabeth I.
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What happens
The Earl of Essex (German: Der Graf von Essex) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Fritz Kortner and Werner Krauss. It was loosely based on the 1761 play Der Graf von Essex by Peter von Stüven set in Elizabethan England and based in turn on the 1678 work Le Comte d'Essex by Thomas Corneille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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