Moon of Israel (1924)
October 25, 1924Release Date
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María Corda
Merapi, The Moon of Israel
Adelqui Migliar
Prince Seti
Arlette Marchal
Userti
Ferdinand Onno
Poet Ana
Oscar Beregi Sr.
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Henry Mar
Moses
Adolf Weisse
Pharaoh Menapta
Reinhold Häussermann
Pampasa
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Release DateOctober 25, 1924
Original NameDie Sklavenkönigin
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
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The Moon of Israel (German: Die Sklavenkönigin, or "The Queen of the Slaves") is a 1924 Austrian epic film. It was directed by Mihaly Kertész (later Michael Curtiz). The script was written by Ladislaus Vajda, based on H. Rider Haggard's 1918 novel Moon of Israel, which in its turn was inspired by the Biblical story of the Exodus.
It was this film that brought Kertész to the attention of the studio head Jack L. Warner, who invited him to Hollywood in 1926, where he rapidly became Michael Curtiz and made a career with the Warner Studios.
Shooting took place in Vienna with about 5,000 extras, in the studios of Sascha-Film, and outdoors in the Laaer Berg park area. The premiere was on 24 October 1924. The restored complete version of the film, which was thought to be entirely lost for many years, was first shown on 26 February 2005 in the Wiener Metro Kino.