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The Man Who Cheated Life (1926)
Der Student von Prag (original title)

91 min  -  Drama | Horror   -  20 March 1927 (Finland)
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For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms... See full summary »

Director:

Henrik Galeen

Writers:

Hanns Heinz Ewers (novel), Henrik Galeen (book)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti ...
Graf Schwarzenberg
Agnes Esterhazy Agnes Esterhazy ...
Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand von Alten ...
Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg, Margits Vetter und Verlobter
Conrad Veidt ...
Elizza La Porta Elizza La Porta ...
Liduschka, Blumenmädchen (as Elizza la Porta)
Werner Krauss Werner Krauss ...
Erich Kober Erich Kober ...
Student
Max Maximilian Max Maximilian ...
Student
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adolf Peter Hoffmann Adolf Peter Hoffmann
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Storyline

For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition... Written by Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@nokia.com>  

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Remake | Based On Novel

Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Country:

Germany

Language:

German (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A prágai diák See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sokal-Film GmbH See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(DVD)  | (20 fps)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Remade as Der Student von Prag (1935) See more »