The Black Spider (1921 film) explained

The Black Spider
Native Name:
Director:	Siegfried Philippi
Based On:	The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf
Cinematography:	Heinrich Gärtner
Studio:	Turma Film
Country:	Germany
Language:	Silent German intertitles

The Black Spider (German: Die schwarze Spinne)^[1] is a 1921 German silent horror film directed by Siegfried Philippi^[2] and starring Olga Engl, Hugo Flink, and Charles Willy Kayser. It is based on the novella The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf. It premiered in Berlin on 8 August 1921.^[3]

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Olga Engl
• Hugo Flink
• Charles Willy Kayser
• Rudolf Klein-Rhoden
• Marga Köhler
• Lissi Lind
• Max Ruhbeck
• Joseph Römer
• Ortrud Wagner

Notes and References

1. Book: Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly . The Cambridge History of German Literature . Cambridge University Press . 2000 . 978-0-521-78573-0 . 304.
2. Book: International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Germany (from the beginnings to 1945) . Saur . 1984 . 978-3-598-21434-9 .
3. Book: Grange, William. William Grange. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press. 2008. 96. 978-0810859678. 2008008116.