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

 -  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. He wants to find love; but how would he, a ... See full summary »

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Elizza La Porta ...
Liduschka, Blumenmädchen (as Elizza la Porta)
Fritz Alberti ...
Graf Schwarzenberg
Agnes Esterhazy ...
Ferdinand von Alten ...
Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg, Margits Vetter und Verlobter
Werner Krauss ...
Erich Kober ...
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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. 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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A Son of Peter Schlemihl
22 July 2003 | by (vienna) – See all my reviews

A student's life in 19th century Prague wasn't quite easy without money. On the one hand side the sons of rich people are making a fool of Balduin (Conrad Veidt) on the other side the poor student himself, fallen in love with duke Schwarzenberg's daughter. Shadows between two trees, and the appearing of a dark man with an indecent offer. The fight against the devil (alis mammon). A mysterious atmosphere with pathetic actors. One of the most popular German silent-movies!!


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