The Mistress of the World
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The Mistress of the World (German: Die Herrin der Welt) is an eight-part 1919 silent film made in the Weimar Republic starring Mia May in the lead role. The film, under the creative control of director Joe May, is noted for bringing together talent from across German cinema, including many who would work behind the camera during the emergence of German Expressionist cinema.
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Directed by | Joseph Klein (Parts 1 and 4) Joe May (all) Uwe Jens Krafft (Parts 4,5,6) Karl Gerhardt (Part 7) |
Written by | Karl Figdor Ruth Goetz Richard Hutter Joe May Wilhelm Roellinghoff |
Based on | Die Herrin der Welt by Karl Figdor |
Produced by | Joe May |
Starring | Mia May Michael Bohnen Henry Sze Hans Mierendorff |
Cinematography | Werner Brandes |
Music by | Ferdinand Hummel |
Production company | May-Film |
Distributed by | UFA |
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Country | Weimar Republic |
Languages | Silent film German intertitles |
Budget | 5.9 million marks (equivalent to 7 million 2021 €) |
The story follows a young Danish woman on her globe-trotting adventures to find the legendary lost treasure of the Queen of Sheba that she hopes will enable her to bring revenge on the man that drew her father to commit suicide and led to her own social destruction.[1] The first film was released in Germany on 5 December 1919, and this was followed each week by the release of the subsequent episodes.[2]