The White Peacock (film)

The White Peacock (German: Der weisse Pfau) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Guido Herzfeld, Hans Mierendorff and Karl Platen. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Leni, Robert A. Dietrich and Otto Moldenhauer

The White Peacock
Belgian poster
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Written by	Paul Leni Ewald André Dupont
Produced by	Hanns Lippmann
Starring	Guido Herzfeld Hans Mierendorff Otto Gebühr Hermann Wlach
Cinematography	Karl Hasselmann
Production company	Gloria-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	August 12, 1920 (1920-08-12)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Synopsis

Its plot follows an upper-class theatregoer who falls in love with a gypsy dancer at a music hall in the East End of London, a frequent scenario of Dupont's films at the time.

Cast

• Guido Herzfeld
• Hans Mierendorff
• Karl Platen
• Adolf E. Licho
• Grit Hegesa
• Emil Rameau
• Robert Scholz
• Lore Sello

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
• Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945.University of California Press, 1999.

External links

• The White Peacock at IMDb