The False Dimitri (film) explained

The False Dimitri
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Producer:Hanns Lippmann
Starring:Alfred Abel
Agnes Straub
Eugen Klöpfer
Cinematography:Helmar Lerski
Studio:Gloria-Film
Distributor:UFA
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Germany
Language:Silent
German intertitles

The False Dimitri (German: '''Der falsche Dimitri''') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.[1] Set in early seventeenth century Russia it portrays the rise of False Dmitriy I during the Time of Troubles.

It was made by the German major studio UFA and filmed at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann.

Notes and References

  1. Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002. p. 132.