Atlantik (film)

Atlantik is a 1929 British-made German language drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Fritz Kortner, Elsa Wagner and Heinrich Schroth. The film is a German language version of the 1929 film Atlantic made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.^[1] Following the introduction of sound films, leading film companies attempted to cater to different markets by producing multiple-language versions of their films. Atlantic was released in four versions: English, French, German and silent, for cinemas not yet converted to the new format. The film was the first fully talking film to be released in Germany, where it was a major hit. It is based on the play The Berg by Ernest Raymond which itself was based on the Titanic disaster.

Cast

• Fritz Kortner as Heinrich Thomas, author
• Elsa Wagner as Anna, his wife
• Heinrich Schroth as Harry von Schroeder
• Julia Serda as Clara, his wife
• Elfriede Borodin as Betty, their daughter
• Lucie Mannheim as Monica, young married couple
• Francis Lederer as Peter, young married couple
• Willi Forst as Poldi
• Hermann Vallentin as Dr. Holtz
• Theodor Loos as Pastor Wagner
• Georg John as Wendt, Thomas' servant
• Philipp Manning as Von Oldenburg, Captain of 'Atlantic'
• Georg August Koch as Lersner, First Officer
• Syd Crossley as Marconi-Telegraphist

References

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
• St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010
• Wierzbicki, James Eugene. Film Music: A History . Taylor & Francis, 2009.

External links

• Atlantik at the Internet Movie Database