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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
SILC |
| 046 ## - SPECIAL CODED DATES |
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| Date of original film release |
1926 |
| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PN1997 |
| Item number |
.S783 1926 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Henrik Galeen |
| 240 #4 - UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
<a href="The Man Who Cheated Life">The Man Who Cheated Life</a> |
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<a href="The Student of Prague">The Student of Prague</a> |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Der Student von Prag |
| Medium |
[videorecording]= |
| Remainder of title |
The Student of Prague |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Henrik Galeen |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The Student of Prague |
| 246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The Man Who Cheated Life |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Germany |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Alpha Video Distributors |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1926 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) |
| Other physical details |
silent, black & white. |
| Dimensions |
4 3/4 in. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Loosely based on "William Wilson", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, the poem "The December Night" by Alfred de Musset, and Faust. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
From case cover:<br/>Although he is known as the finest fencer in Prague, Balduin bemoans his lot in life. In the depths of his despair, the poor university student is accosted by the mysterious Scapinelli, who makes him a deal that seems too good to be true: in exchange for his choice of Balduin's meager possessions, Scapinelli offers the staggering sum of 600,000 gold pieces. Agreeing to the terms, Balduin watches in amazement as Scapinelli approaches the mirror and summons Balduin's reflection from it, walking away with the blank-faced doppleganger in tow. Balduin senses he's made a terrible mistake, but begins to enjoy his new life as a wealthy socialite, finding love with a young countess. The hefty price of his bargain becomes clear, though, as his reflection begins to interfere with his newfound happiness in a most sinister way.<br/>This highly-acclaimed 1926 version of The Student of Prague features Conrad Veidt in the lead role of Balduin. Veidt made a name for himself in numerous German Expressionist films of the silent era, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, where he portrayed the somnambulist Cesare. After fleeing Hitler's Germany in the thirties, Veidt appeared primarily in American produced films, among them Casablanca, which found him playing Nazi officer Heinrich Strasser.<br/><br/> |
| Expansion of summary note |
From IMDb:<br/>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... |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1-8; 4:3 fullscreen. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Silent film with music accompaniment. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hanns Heinz Ewers |
| Relator term |
Screenwriter |
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| Personal name |
Harry R. Sokal |
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Producer |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Relator term |
Music |
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| Personal name |
Günther Krampf |
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Cinematography |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Erich Nitzschmann |
| Relator term |
Cinematography |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Conrad Veidt |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Elizza La Porta |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Fritz Alberti |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ágnes Eszterházy |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ferdinand von Alten |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Werner Krauss |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Erich Kober |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Max Maximilian |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Marian Alma |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Adolf Peter Hoffmann |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sylvia Torf |
| Relator term |
Actor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Item type |
DVD - Video |