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The Student of Prague poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.5 / 100
1926·Drama / Horror·1h 50m

THE STUDENT OF PRAGUE

For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...

Above the Line
Henrik Galeen·DirectorHanns Heinz Ewers·WriterHenrik Galeen·WriterErich Nitzschmann·Director of PhotographyWilly Schmidt-Gentner·Music
Cast
Conrad Veidt·Balduin, StudentElizza La Porta·Lyduschka, BlumenmädchenFritz Alberti·Reichsgraf von SchwarzenbergAgnes Esterhazy·Comtesse Margit, seine TochterFerdinand von Alten·Freiherr von Waldis-Schwarzenberg, Margits VerlobterWerner Krauss·Scapinelli, WuchererErich Kober·1. StudentMax Maximilian·2. StudentMarian AlmaAdolf Peter Hoffmann
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 2
Henrik Galeen·DirectorErich Kober·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Hanns Heinz Ewers·WriterHenrik Galeen·Writer
Camera· 2
Erich Nitzschmann·Director of PhotographyGünther Krampf·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 1
Willy Schmidt-Gentner·Music
Art & Design· 1
Hermann Warm·Art Direction
Production· 2
Harry R. Sokal·ProducerMax Maximilian·Production Manager
By the Numbers
66.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Student of Prague's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Dramatic, Confrontational
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1910s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“An illustrated man with a stern expression, wearing a red cap and brown and black clothing, is depicted in a dynamic pose, holding a fencing foil with both hand”

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Key Elements
Fencing Foil
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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