The Cat's Bridge

Overview

In 1807 Prussia, Napoleon supporter Baron von Schranden forces his maid Regine to lead the French enemy across “Cat’s Bridge”, up behind a corps of Prussian volunteers who the French then decimate. In retaliation for this betrayal, the people of Schranden set the lord’s castle on fire. When the baron’s son Boleslav returns to the village a Prussian war hero in 1813, he is faced with a self-righteous village community that has denied his late father a decent burial. Regine is Boleslav’s only ally, and Boleslav is Regine’s only ally. The conflict escalates, and the villagers set up an ambush for him at Cat’s Bridge …

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 8, 1927

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Gerhard Lamprecht Filmproduktion GmbH

Cast

Ekkehard Arendt,Bertold Reissig,Andreas Behrens-Klausen,Max Maximilian,John Mylong,Ernst Behmer,Gustav Rodegg,Käthe Haack,Johannes Bergfeldt,Lissy Arnaand 5 more

Director

Gerhard Lamprecht

Writer

Luise Heilborn-Körbitz,Gerhard Lamprecht,Hermann Sudermann

Producer

Gerhard Lamprecht,Franz Vogel

Cinematography

Karl Hasselmann

Music

Giuseppe Becce

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0018049