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The Cat's Bridge (1927)
Directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
Overview
In 1807 Prussia, Napoleon supporter Baron von Schranden forces his maid Regine to lead the French enemy across “Cat’s Bridge”, up behind a corps of Prussian volunteers who the French then decimate. In retaliation for this betrayal, the people of Schranden set the lord’s castle on fire. When the baron’s son Boleslav returns to the village a Prussian war hero in 1813, he is faced with a self-righteous village community that has denied his late father a decent burial. Regine is Boleslav’s only ally, and Boleslav is Regine’s only ally. The conflict escalates, and the villagers set up an ambush for him at Cat’s Bridge …
Length 124 minutes
Actors
Lissy Arna | Jack Trevor | Andreas Behrens-Klausen | Louise Woldera | Max Maximilian | Rudolf Lettinger | John Mylong | Gustav Rodegg | Franz Stein | Ekkehard Arendt | Ernst Behmer | Johannes Bergfeldt | Käthe Haack | Egon Kleyersburg | Bertold Reissig