
The Film in the Film
1924, German. Directed by Friedrich Porges.
The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the different personalities of several famous directors of the era at work on the set including Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene, and E.A. Dupont.
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- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 June 1924
- Original title
- Der Film im Film
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Friedrich Porges
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The Film in the Film runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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Who directed The Film in the Film?
The Film in the Film (1924) was directed by Friedrich Porges and stars Ernst Deutsch, E.A. Dupont, Richard Eichberg.