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'''''Helena''''' is a 1924 German [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Manfred Noa]] and starring [[Edy Darclea]], [[Vladimir Gajdarov]] and [[Albert Steinrück]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K7_Gt398QQ|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0imk6WpLyuM|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The film was based on the poem the ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]]. It was released in two separate parts: ''The Rape of Helen'' and ''The Fall of Troy.'' It was produced by [[Bavaria Film]] at the [[Emelka Studios]] in [[Munich]]. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger [[Berlin]]-based [[Universum Film AG|UFA]].<ref>Winkler p. 204</ref> For many years the film was considered partially [[lost film|lost]] until it was reconstructed from a version found in [[Switzerland|Swiss]] archives. The film has been described as Noa's "masterpiece," although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.<ref>Schildgen p. 42</ref>
'''''Helena''''' is a 1924 German [[epic]] [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Manfred Noa]] and starring [[Edy Darclea]], [[Vladimir Gajdarov]] and [[Albert Steinrück]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K7_Gt398QQ|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0imk6WpLyuM|title=- YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The film was based on the poem the ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]]. It was released in two separate parts: ''The Rape of Helen'' and ''The Fall of Troy.'' It was produced by [[Bavaria Film]] at the [[Emelka Studios]] in [[Munich]]. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger [[Berlin]]-based [[Universum Film AG|UFA]].<ref>Winkler p. 204</ref> For many years the film was considered partially [[lost film|lost]] until it was reconstructed from a version found in [[Switzerland|Swiss]] archives. The film has been described as Noa's "masterpiece," although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.<ref>Schildgen p. 42</ref>


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Helena
French poster
Directed byManfred Noa
Written by
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release dates
  • 21 January 1924 (1924-01-21) (Part I)
  • 4 February 1924 (1924-02-04) (Part II)
Running time
204 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Helena is a 1924 German epic silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück.[1][2] The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was released in two separate parts: The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy. It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger Berlin-based UFA.[3] For many years the film was considered partially lost until it was reconstructed from a version found in Swiss archives. The film has been described as Noa's "masterpiece," although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ Winkler p. 204
  4. ^ Schildgen p. 42

Bibliography

  • Schildgen, Rachel A. More Than A Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky. 1921 PVG Publishing, 2010.
  • Winkler, Martin M (ed.). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
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