Let There Be Light (1917 film)
1917 film directed by Richard Oswald
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Let There Be Light (German: Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst.[1] It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law,[2] and also touched on the dangers of syphilis.[3] It is a lost film.
Directed byRichard Oswald
Written by
- Ewald André Dupont
- Richard Oswald
- Lupu Pick
Produced byRichard Oswald
Starring
- Bernd Aldor
- Hugo Flink
- Nelly Lagarst
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| Directed by | Richard Oswald |
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| Produced by | Richard Oswald |
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| Cinematography | Max Fassbender |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
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| Country | Germany |
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The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant.
Cast
- Bernd Aldor as Georg Mauthner, Arzt
- Hugo Flink as Paul Maunther, Maler, Georgs Bruder
- Nelly Lagarst as Assistantin
- Ernst Ludwig as Stadtrat Kaufherr
- Leontine Kühnberg as Else, dessen Tochter
- Lupu Pick as Dr. Franzius, annoncierender Arzt
- Max Gülstorff as Patient
- Kurt Vespermann as Gerd
- Kathe Oswald as Ingeborg
- Conrad Veidt as Herr Kramer
