Children of Darkness (1921 film)

Children of Darkness (German: Kinder der Finsternis) is a German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Grit Hegesa, Hans Mierendorff, and Sybil Smolova.^[1] It was released in two separate parts Der Mann aus Neapel in December 1921 and Kämpfende Welten in January 1922. Both parts premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo.

Children of Darkness
Soviet poster
German	Kinder der Finsternis
Directed by	E. A. Dupont
Written by	E. A. Dupont Max Jungk [de; fr] Julius Urgiß
Produced by	Hanns Lippmann
Starring	Grit Hegesa Hans Mierendorff Sybil Smolova
Cinematography	Karl Freund Helmar Lerski
Production company	Gloria-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release dates	30 December 1921 (1921-12-30) (Part I) 21 January 1922 (1922-01-21) (Part II)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Leni. It was shot in Berlin and Naples.

Cast

• Grit Hegesa as Lilian Grey
• Hans Mierendorff as Enrico Flori
• Sybil Smolova as Francesca, Enricos Schwester
• Charles Puffy as Werkführer Geone
• Marija Leiko as Maria Geone
• Otto Treßler as Schiffskapitän Pool
• Adele Sandrock
• Friedrich Kühne
• Fritz Schulz
• Bernhard Goetzke
• Margarete Kupfer
• Paul Westermeier