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Imprisoned Soul

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Imprisoned Soul
Directed byRudolf Biebrach
Written byRobert Wiene
Produced byOskar Messter
StarringHenny Porten
Paul Bildt
Curt Goetz
CinematographyKarl Freund
Music byGiuseppe Becce
Production
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Release date
  • 31 August 1917 (1917-08-31)
CountryGerman Empire
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Imprisoned Soul (German: Gefangene Seele) is a German silent drama film of 1917 directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt, and Curt Goetz. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron von Groot. A young physician tries to rescue her from his clutches. She is finally released from Groot's power when he is found shot dead.[1] The film's theme of hypnotic domination is very similar to that of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) which the screenwriter Weine was to direct two years later.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Jung & Schatzberg pp. 36-37
  2. ^ Jung & Schatzberg, p. 37

Bibliography

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  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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