| Imprisoned Soul | |
| Director: | Rudolf Biebrach |
| Producer: | Oskar Messter |
| Starring: | Henny Porten Paul Bildt Curt Goetz |
| Music: | Giuseppe Becce |
| Cinematography: | Karl Freund |
| Studio: | Messter Film |
| Country: | German Empire |
| Language: | Silent German intertitles |
Imprisoned Soul (de|Gefangene Seele) is a German silent drama film of 1917 directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt, and Curt Goetz. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron von Groot. A young physician tries to rescue her from his clutches. She is finally released from Groot's power when he is found shot dead.[1] The film's theme of hypnotic domination is very similar to that of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) which the screenwriter Weine was to direct two years later.[2]