The House on the Moon explained

The House on the Moon
Studio:	Neos-Film
Country:	Germany

The House on the Moon (German: Das Haus zum Mond) is a 1921 German silent science fiction film directed by Karlheinz Martin and starring Leontine Kühnberg, Erich Pabst and Fritz Kortner.^[1] Shot at the Johannisthal Studios in an expressionist style, it is now considered a lost film.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.

Cast

• Leontine Kühnberg as Bettina - seine Frau / Luna - seine Tochter
• Erich Pabst as Nathanael - Astronom
• Fritz Kortner as Jan van Haag - Wachsfigurenhändler
• Paul Graetz as Kornill - Schauspieler
• Hans Schweikart as Fabian - sein Sohn
• Käthe Burga as Pirzel - Kellnerin
• Max Gülstorff as Just - Actuarius
• Frida Richard as Julchen - seine Frau
• Annemarie Mörike as Minchen - seine Tochter
• Leopold von Ledebur as Peter Pol - Kohlenhändler
• Sophie Pagay as Babett - seine Frau
• Gustav von Wangenheim as Andreas, sein Sohn
• Hugo Döblin as Schlinge - Gerichtsvollzieher
• Max Adalbert
• Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
• Rosa Valetti

Bibliography

• Ian Aitken. European Film Theory and Cinema: A Critical Introduction. Indiana University Press, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Aitken p.53