The Student of Prague
1926, German. Directed by Henrik Galeen.
For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Henrik GaleenDirector
- Conrad VeidtBalduin, Student
- Elizza La PortaLyduschka, Blumenmädchen
- Fritz AlbertiReichsgraf von Schwarzenberg
- Agnes EsterhazyComtesse Margit, seine Tochter
- Ferdinand von AltenFreiherr von Waldis-Schwarzenberg, Margits Verlobter
- Werner KraussScapinelli, Wucherer
- Erich Kober1. Student
- Max Maximilian2. Student
- Marian AlmaCast
- Adolf Peter HoffmannCast
- Sylvia TorffCast
Details
- Released
- 19 October 1926
- Original title
- Der Student von Prag
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hanns Heinz Ewers, Henrik Galeen
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The Student of Prague runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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The Student of Prague is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is The Student of Prague on?
The Student of Prague is streaming on OVID and Eternal Family in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Student of Prague?
If you liked The Student of Prague, try The Thinning: New World Order, Children of the Damned, Quicksand.
Who directed The Student of Prague?
The Student of Prague (1926) was directed by Henrik Galeen and stars Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta, Fritz Alberti.