Children of Darkness (1921 film)

1921 film

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

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. 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.

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

Cast

Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.

v t e Films directed by E. A. Dupont
Europe, General Delivery (1918) Midnight (1918) The Devil (1918) The Japanese Woman (1919) The Secret of the American Docks (1919) The Mask (1919) The Spies (1919) The Apache of Marseilles (1919) The Derby (1919) Alkohol (1919) World by the Throat (1920) The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920) The White Peacock (1920) Whitechapel (1920) Hearts Are Trumps (1920) Murder Without Cause (1921) The Vulture Wally (1921) Children of Darkness (1921) She and the Three (1922) The Green Manuela (1923) The Ancient Law (1923) The Humble Man and the Chanteuse (1925) Variety (1925) Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927) Moulin Rouge (1928) Piccadilly (1929) Atlantic (1929) Atlantik (1929) Atlantis (1930) Two Worlds (1930, UK) Two Worlds (1930, Germany) Les deux mondes (1930) Menschen im Käfig (1930) Le cap perdu (1931) Cape Forlorn (1931) Salto Mortale (1931) Salto Mortale (1931) Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932) The Marathon Runner (1933) Ladies Must Love (1933) The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) Forgotten Faces (1936) A Son Comes Home (1936) Night of Mystery (1937) On Such a Night (1937) Love on Toast (1937) Hell's Kitchen (1939) The Scarf (1951) Pictura: An Adventure in Art (1951, co-director) Problem Girls (1953) The Neanderthal Man (1953) The Steel Lady (1953) Return to Treasure Island (1954)

Films directed by E. A. Dupont

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