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The Student of Prague is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wegener released in USA on 22 august 1913 with Paul Wegener

The Student of Prague (1913)

Der Student von Prag

The Student of Prague
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Released in USA 22 august 1913
Length 1h25
Directed by ,    
OriginGerman
Genres Drama,    Fantasy,    Horror
Rating63% 3.194163.194163.194163.194163.19416

The Student of Prague (German: Der Student von Prag, also known as A Bargain with Satan) is a 1913 German silent horror film. It is loosely based on William Wilson, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, a poem by Alfred de Musset, and Faust. The film was remade in 1926, under the same title The Student of Prague. Other remakes were produced in 1935 and 2004. It is generally deemed to be the first independent film in history.

Synopsis

The film takes place in Prague in 1820, where a poor young man named Balduin is the city's wildest student and greatest swordsman. However, his deteriorating finances and unrequited love toward a rich countess named Magrit have left him depressed and withdrawn. While he broods over his predicament outside a beer hall, a strange old man named Scapinelli approaches him and tells him he may have a solution to his problems.

Actors

Paul Wegener

(Balduin - A Student / Self)
John Gottowt

(Scapinelli)
Aleksandër Moisiu

(Himself)
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