The Transformation of Dr. Bessel (1927)
1h 10m
Running Time
December 8, 1927Release Date
Plot.
Alexander Bessel is a young man in a failing marriage. His wife cheats on him, and so the outbreak of WW1 comes in handy for a change. When young French soldier dies right in front of him Bessel seize the opportunity assuming his identity.
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Cast & Crew.
Jakob Tiedtke
Fabrikant Julius Bessel
Sophie Pagay
Frau Bessel
Gertrud Eysoldt
Frau Pelagie Trouille
Hans Stüwe
Alexander, ihr Sohn
Kurt Gerron
Georgakopoulos
Agnes Esterhazy
Helene Bissel, Alexanders Frau
Richard Oswald
Director
Angelo Ferrari
Pedro de Ferrante
Details.
Release DateDecember 8, 1927
Original NameDr. Bessels Verwandlung
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 10m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Transformation of Dr. Bessel (German: Dr. Bessels Verwandlung ) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Sophie Pagay and Hans Stüwe. The film was based on a novel by Ludwig Wolff. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. It has thematic similarities with Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 film The Man I Killed. Whereas that film featured a French soldier partially assuming the identity of a dead German, in Oswald's film a German is able to survive by pretending to be French.The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Seemann and Bruno Lutz.