She (1925 film)
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She is a 1925 British
-German
fantasy
adventure film
directed by Leander de Cordova
and G.B. Samuelson and starring Betty Blythe
, Carlyle Blackwell
, Mary Odette
. It was filmed in Berlin
as a co-production, and based on H. Rider Haggard
's novel of the same name
.
The book has been a popular subject for filmmakers in the silent and sound eras. At least five films were produced in 1908, 1911, 1916, 1917, and 1919 respectively.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
-German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
fantasy
Fantasy film
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Leander de Cordova
Leander de Cordova
Leander de Cordova was a Jamaican actor and film director. He was the brother of Rudolph de Cordova.-Selected filmography:Actor* Zorro's Fighting Legion * Mission to Moscow * The Mysterious Desperado...
and G.B. Samuelson and starring Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba .-Career:...
, Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer.Born in Troy, Pennsylvania, he made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he...
, Mary Odette
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress. She acted during the silent era under the name Mary Odette.-Selected filmography:* Torn Sails * The Hypocrites * The Lion's Mouse...
. It was filmed in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
as a co-production, and based on H. Rider Haggard
H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire...
's novel of the same name
She
She is the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.She can also may refer to:-Literature and film:* She: A History of Adventure, a novel by H...
.
The book has been a popular subject for filmmakers in the silent and sound eras. At least five films were produced in 1908, 1911, 1916, 1917, and 1919 respectively.
Cast
- Betty BlytheBetty BlytheBetty Blythe was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as The Queen of Sheba .-Career:...
- Ayesha - Carlyle BlackwellCarlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer.Born in Troy, Pennsylvania, he made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he...
- Leo Vincy/Kallikrates - Mary OdetteMary OdetteMarie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress. She acted during the silent era under the name Mary Odette.-Selected filmography:* Torn Sails * The Hypocrites * The Lion's Mouse...
- Ustane - Tom ReynoldsTom Reynolds (actor)-Selected filmography:* Onward Christian Soldiers * A Member of Tattersall's * The Right Element * Mrs. Thompson * The Winning Goal * Tilly of Bloomsbury * She * A Royal Divorce...
- Job - Heinrich GeorgeHeinrich GeorgeHeinrich George , born Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz, was a German stage and film actor.He had one of his first roles in the Fritz Lang directed film Metropolis and the first film version of Berlin Alexanderplatz...
- Horace Holly - Jerrold RobertshawJerrold Robertshaw-Selected filmography:* The Wandering Jew * Should a Doctor Tell? * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote * The Arab * She * A Royal Divorce * Huntingtower * Tommy Atkins...
- Billali - Dorothy Barclay
- Marjorie Statler - Amenartes
- Alexander Butler - Mahomet