Trilby (1912 film) explained

Trilby is a 1912 Austrian silent horror film, written and directed by Anton Kolm, Luise Kolm, Jacob Fleck, and Claudius Veltée. The screenplay is based on the novel by the same name by George du Maurier.^[1]

The film starred ^{[2] [3]} as the Hungarian musician Svengali, and Elsa Galafrés as Trilby, a young singer hypnotised and dominated by Svengali.

At the time of its release, with a duration of 50 minutes,^[4] it was the longest film produced in Austria.

The current survival status of the film is unknown.^[5]

References

Resources

• Trilby at the Swedish Film Database

Notes and References

1. von Dassanowsky . Robert . Robert von Dassanowsky . Great Directors: Kolm-Fleck, Louise . . October 2004 . 33 .
2. Book: Brill, Olaf . Expressionism in the Cinema . 2016-02-19 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-1-4744-0326-9 . en.
3. Book: Rondinone, Troy . Nightmare Factories: The Asylum in the American Imagination . 2019-09-24 . JHU Press . 978-1-4214-3268-7 . en.
4. Book: Kinnard, Roy . Horror in Silent Films: A Filmography, 1896-1929 . 1995 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-0036-2 . en.
5. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List . 2024-02-24 . www.silentera.com.