The Great Light (1920)
Synopsis
Lorenz Ferleitner has worked his way up from a poor but gifted farm boy to a recognized master builder. When a new cathedral is to be built, he is given the honor of carrying out the task. He would like to commission the unknown young painter Fritz Rasmussen to decorate the dome. The director of the art academy, Professor Marquardt, however, wants to employ his untalented nephew for the painting work. A bitter conflict unfolds.
Release Date: 1920-05-07
Runtime: 110 minutes
Director: Hanna Henning
Top Cast
- Emil Jannings as Lorenz Ferleitner
- Kurt Vespermann as Fritz Rasmussen
- Frida Richard as Frau Rasmussen
- Margarete Schön as Charlotte Rasmussen
- Albert Patry as Dr. Sellnitz
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Burghaber
- Hermann Böttcher as Prof. Marquard
- Max Pohl as Goldner
- Karl Rückert as General von Schönherr
- Hanna Ralph as
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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