The Flight in the Night

Overview

Based on the play Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello. Conrad Veidt plays Count di Nolli, a nobleman who, after a head injury, imagines he is the medieval emperor. His friends and relatives choose to play along, dressing up as medieval courtiers, but is di Nolli truly mad, or just pretending? The art direction was by Hermann Warm. It was shot on location in Italy. 6 acts, 1856 meters.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 13, 1926

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Nero Films

Cast

Agnes Esterhazy,Paul Biensfeldt,Conrad Veidt,Carl Geppert,Angelo Ferrari,Oreste Bilancia,John Gottowt,Enrica Fantis,Georg John,Hermann Vallentinand 1 more

Director

Amleto Palermi

Writer

Luigi Pirandello,Alfred Schirokauer,Curt Wesse,Amleto Palermi

Producer

Heinrich Nebenzahl

Cinematography

Curt Courant

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0016889