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Henny Porten
Actress 1890 - 1960

Henny Porten

Magdeburg, Germany

Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.

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Lyrisch nitraat

Lyrisch nitraat

Peter Delpeut 1991 50m

Compilation of film clips from 1905-1915, found footage of silent movies and documentaries from the Jean Desmet Archive of the Netherlands Film Museum. Jean Desmet was one of the first Dutch film distributors. Lyrisch nitraat is a tribute to the craftsmanship of early filmmakers, but also shows the brittleness of old nitrate films.

Anna Boleyn

Anna Boleyn

Ernst Lubitsch 1920 1h 58m 6.3

The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.

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