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Prinz Kuckuck is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Paul Leni with Conrad Veidt
Prinz Kuckuck (1919)
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Add to a movie listPrinz Kuckuck (en français, Prince coucou) est un film allemand réalisé par Paul Leni, sorti en 1919.
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Jeremias Kraker, millionnaire excentrique, a adopté le jeune Henry Felix. À sa mort, Kraker lui laisse tous ses biens. Carl et Berta, les neveu et nièce de Kraker, se sentent floués par le testament. Ils surnomment Henry le « prince coucou », car il fait son nid dans la fortune des Kraker.Actors
Conrad Veidt
(Carl Kraker)
Olga Limburg
(Sara Asher)
Magnus Stifter
(Furst Wladimir Golkow)
Max Gülstorff
(Meister Sturmius)
Paul Biensfeldt
(Jeremias Kraker)
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