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The doll: when an effete young man must marry to inherit a fortune, he purchases a lifelike doll to wed.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Puppe (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Projektions-AG Union, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947 (Director, Screenwriter), Kraly, Hans, 1885-1950 (Screenwriter), Oswalda, Ossi, 1897?-1948 (Actor), Janson, Victor, 1885-1960 (Actor), Thimig, Hermann, 1890-1982 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:The doll: silent film with English intertitles translated from the German. Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: English and German with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Kino International, [2007]
Edition:[Fullscreen].
Series:Lubitsch in Berlin.
Subjects:
Marriage > Germany > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Germany > Drama.
Dolls > Drama.
Lubitsch, Ernst, > 1892-1947 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors > Germany > Biography.
Silent films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Description
Summary:The doll: when an effete young man must marry to inherit a fortune, he purchases a lifelike doll to wed.
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: documents the life of the filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923. Includes interviews and footage from his films.
Item Description:Film restoration by the F.W. Murnau Foundation.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (2 hr. 53 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; original 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Theodor Sparkuhl.
The doll: cinematography, Theodor Sparkuhl.