High Treason
Gerda Maurus in the film
Directed byJohannes Meyer
Written by
  • Wenzel Goldbaum (play)
  • Alexander Alexander
  • Friedrich Raff
Produced byAlfred Zeisler
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
1 November 1929
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk.[1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann.

Cast

References

  1. Kreimeier p.167

Bibliography

  • Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.
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