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Vanina

192268 minGermany
DramaRomance

Synopsis

After an uprising in Turin is crushed, its leader Octavio faces execution at the governor's order. Vanina, the governor's daughter, loves the prisoner and tries to save him. Her father's apparent willingness to negotiate conceals another purpose, turning the palace into a place where affection, political betrayal and authority lead toward the same trap.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: German.
This copy runs
70:43
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Arthur von Gerlach · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsArthur von Gerlach

Inspirations

The story draws on Stendhal, with Asta Nielsen and Paul Wegener opposing one another as daughter and father. Carl Mayer's scenario places the historical conflict within enclosed spaces that make escape increasingly difficult.

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Wikipedia — film referenceWikidata — film identity and creditsDeutsches Historisches Museum — Vanina

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 12, 2026.

Photograph credit

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  • Asta Nielsen — Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher); This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.31073 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain
  • Paul Wegener — Photouploader · Public domain
  • Paul Hartmann — Nicola Perscheid; Self-scanned · Public domain

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