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Chronicles of the Gray House

1925109 minGermany
Drama

Synopsis

The elder son of a powerful landowner falls in love with a young woman whose family serves the estate. Their unequal social positions threaten the expected course of inheritance and marriage. His younger brother recognizes an opportunity in the conflict, turning a private attachment into a struggle over authority, property and the future of the household.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: German.
This copy runs
95:25
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No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: German. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Arthur von Gerlach · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsArthur von Gerlach

Inspirations

Thea von Harbou adapted Theodor Storm's novella about Grieshuus for Arthur von Gerlach. The seventeenth-century setting places the romance inside a family order governed by rank, succession and the dependence of those who work the land.

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