The Student of Prague

Embed this Topic
The Student of Prague (German: Der Student von Prag, also known as A Bargain with Satan) is a 1913 German silent horror film. The film was remade in 1926, 1935, and 2004 under the same title The Student of Prague. A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed with her. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him fabulous wealth and anything he wants, if he will sign his name to a contract. The student hurriedly ... more
Read article at Wikipedia

Initial release date:

  • Aug 22, 1913

Directed by:

View The Student of Prague: Director »

Runtime:

  • 1 h 25 min

Screenplay by:

View The Student of Prague: Screenplay writers »

Also known as:

  • A Bargain with Satan

Film

Directed by

Paul Wegener

Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema....

Stellan Rye

Stellan Rye (1880 - 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century. He died in France, a prisoner of war in World War I.
View The Student of Prague: Director »

Genres:

View The Student of Prague: Genre »

Story by:

Cinematography:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 25 min

Languages:

Country of origin:

top ↑

Adaptation

Adapted From

Faust

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play, although more appropriately it should be defined a tragicomedy, despite the very title of the work. It was...

William Wilson

"William Wilson" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839, with a setting inspired by Poe's formative years outside of London. The tale...
View entire collection »
top ↑

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (translated as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror; also known as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Terror or simply Nosferatu) is a German Expressionist vampire horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok. The film, shot in 1921...
  • Alraune

    Alraune

    Alraune is a 1928 silent science fiction horror film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Brigitte Helm in which a prostitute is artificially inseminated with the semen of a hanged man. The story is based upon the legend of Alraune and the powers of the mandrake root to impregnate women. In this...
  • Genuine

    Genuine

    Genuine (Original Title:Genuine, die Tragödie eines seltsamen Hauses, literally: Genuine, the tragedy of a strange house) is a 1920 silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene. It was also released as Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire. The film's sets were designed by the Expressionist painter César...
  • The Living Dead

    The Living Dead

    Unheimliche Geschichten (Uncanny Stories) is a 1932 German horror/black comedy film directed by the prolific Austrian film director Richard Oswald, starring Paul Wegener, and produced by Gabriel Pascal. The story is a merging of Edgar Allan Poe's "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and...
  • The Head of Janus

    The Head of Janus

    The Head of Janus (ger. Der Januskopf) was a 1920 silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. This adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was one of the earliest to reach film. Released on September 17, 1920 by the Lipow Co., this is one of Murnau's lost...

  • The Golem

    Der Golem (German: Der Golem, shown in the USA as The Monster of Fate) is a 1915 silent horror film written and directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen. The film is an original work inspired by ancient Jewish legend. It is a long lost film (save for a few fragments). It is the first of three...

These people have edited this topic:

  • gmackenz Metaweb Staff
  • faye Metaweb Staff
  • anarchistbanjo
Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!

Freebase Attribution

Freebase data is free for use under the CC-BY license.

The original description for The Student of Prague was automatically generated from Wikipedia.org licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[1]
Learn more about Freebase licensing and attribution