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The Treasure

Original title: Der Schatz
  • 19231923
  • 1h 20m
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Albert Steinrück in Der Schatz (1923)
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In and around a bell maker near Marburg (today Slovenia) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the Turki invasion of 1683, the year the Turkish Army was besieging Vienna... Read allIn and around a bell maker near Marburg (today Slovenia) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the Turki invasion of 1683, the year the Turkish Army was besieging Vienna. Everybody think it's nonsense except for an old worker there, who feels that the treasur... Read allIn and around a bell maker near Marburg (today Slovenia) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the Turki invasion of 1683, the year the Turkish Army was besieging Vienna. Everybody think it's nonsense except for an old worker there, who feels that the treasure must be in the bell maker's house. A young traveling worker who has fallen in love with ... Read all
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Rudolph Hans Bartsch(novel)
    • Willy Hennings
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Stars
    • Albert Steinrück
    • Lucie Mannheim
    • Ilka Grüning
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  • Director
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Writers
    • Rudolph Hans Bartsch(novel)
    • Willy Hennings
    • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
  • Stars
    • Albert Steinrück
    • Lucie Mannheim
    • Ilka Grüning
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    Albert Steinrück in Der Schatz (1923)
    Ilka Grüning and Lucie Mannheim in Der Schatz (1923)
    Hans Brausewetter in Der Schatz (1923)
    Werner Krauss in Der Schatz (1923)
    Der Schatz (1923)

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    Albert Steinrück
    Albert Steinrück
    • Svetocar Badalic, Master Foundrymanas Svetocar Badalic, Master Foundryman
    Lucie Mannheim
    Lucie Mannheim
    • Beateas Beate
    Ilka Grüning
    Ilka Grüning
    • Annaas Anna
    Werner Krauss
    Werner Krauss
    • Svetelenzas Svetelenz
    Hans Brausewetter
    Hans Brausewetter
    • Arnoas Arno
    • Director
      • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    • Writers
      • Rudolph Hans Bartsch(novel)
      • Willy Hennings
      • Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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    In and around a bell maker near Marburg (today Slovenia) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the Turki invasion of 1683, the year the Turkish Army was besieging Vienna. Everybody think it's nonsense except for an old worker there, who feels that the treasure must be in the bell maker's house. A young traveling worker who has fallen in love with the bell maker's daughter Beate makes fun of this, but she convinces him that the old worker is not that nuts. So he starts searching for himself, and soon he finds it, as well as the old worker. He tells his master, who decides, that the young one has to disappear. He and Beate are leaving, while the old worker offers his part of the treasure to the master if he allows him to marry Beate. Beate, after coming home, hears of that and leaves together with the young worker. —Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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    • Taglines
      • Unusual...Beautiful...A Bit of Europe's Mystery and Ancient Charm. A New Motion Picture Masterpiece (Print Ad- Sunday Star, ((Washington DC)) 22 April 1928)
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      Featured in Ein Seelenhaus - Michael Pabst über G.W. Pabsts 'Der Schatz' (2007)

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    G. W. Pabst's Directorial Debut
    Georg Wilhelm Pabst was a giant in early German cinema. His first movie as a head director was February 1923's "The Treasure." The debut movie of his contains elements of Expressionism, but it also shows touches of realism and naturalism that Pabst was famous for in his later works, such as 1929's 'Pandora's Box.'

    G. W. Pabst, the abbreviated form of his name he was forever known by, was almost fated to be strictly a stage performer and director before German director/producer Carl Froelich spotted the Austrian's work during one of his plays. Froelich felt Pabst could easily make the transition to cinema and offered the 35-year-old a job in the early 1920's as his assistant director. It wasn't too long before Pabst earned his first opportunity as a head director, helming "The Treasure." He also expanded his talents towards writing by assisting with the screenplay.

    The theme of gold being a curse on normal people's lives is tested by a discovery of a trove of treasure in a bell maker and his wife's home. Before the riches were found, the couple were living somewhat contentedly in an old house with their pretty daughter along with a journeyman, who was in love with her. A young, handsome goldsmith arrives to work on one of the bell-maker's clocks he had just cast. Naturally, he falls in love with the daughter as well as discovers the gold rumored to be hidden in the house. Greed and avarice kick in as the three dwellers in the household attempt to cut the goldsmith out of the spoils.

    Froelich, whose studio produced "The Treasure," was very pleased with the movie, which served as a springboard for Pabst's future career as a full-time head film director.
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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
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      • German
    • Also known as
      • Сокровище
    • Production company
      • Carl Froelich-Film GmbH (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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