The Sporck Battalion (1927 film)

The Sporck Battalion (German: Die Sporck'schen Jäger) is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Otto Gebühr, Walter Rilla and Grete Mosheim. Hans Albers is sometimes added in some cast lists, but his performance is unconfirmed.^[1] It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Knaake. It was remade as a sound film of the same title in 1934.

The Sporck Battalion
Directed by	Holger-Madsen
Written by	Richard Skowronnek [de] (novel) Bobby E. Lüthge Carl Boese
Produced by	Carl Boese
Starring	Otto Gebühr Walter Rilla Grete Mosheim
Cinematography	Leopold Kutzleb Arpad Viragh
Production company	Carl Boese-Film
Distributed by	National Film
Release date	10 January 1927 (1927-01-10)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Cast

• Otto Gebühr as Hauptmann Rabenhainer
• Walter Rilla as Leutnant von Naugard
• Albert Steinrück as Forstmeister von Rüdiger
• Grete Mosheim as Elisabeth, seine Tochter
• Anton Pointner as Oberleutnant von Valenberg
• Hedwig Wangel as Witwe Retelsdorf
• Elizza La Porta as Mike - ihre Tochter
• Fritz Alberti as Oberstleutnant Brinkmann
• Elsa Wagner as Trine - Wirtschafterin bei v. Rüdiger
• Max Maximilian as Jochen - Forstgehilfe