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Michael

Michael

Michael

Michael

1924•1h 35m•

★6.3(52 ratings)

DramaRomance

Overview

A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writers

Thea von Harbou, Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Main Cast

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Michael

Max Auzinger

Max Auzinger

Jules - Majordomo

Nora Gregor

Nora Gregor

Princess Lucia Zamikoff

Robert Garrison

Robert Garrison

Charles Switt - Journalist

Benjamin Christensen

Benjamin Christensen

Claude Zoret

Didier Aslan

Didier Aslan

Duc de Monthieu

Alexander Murski

Alexander Murski

Mr. Adelsskjold

Grete Mosheim

Grete Mosheim

Mrs. Alice Adelsskjold

Karl Freund

Karl Freund

LeBlanc - Art Dealer

Wilhelmine Sandrock

Wilhelmine Sandrock

Widow de Monthieu

Mady Christians

Mady Christians

Woman (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Writing

Novel: Herman Bang
Adaptation: Thea von Harbou
Screenplay: Thea von Harbou
Adaptation: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Screenplay: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Production

Producer: Erich Pommer

Music & Sound

Music: Hans Joseph Vieth

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography: Karl Freund

Art Direction

Art Direction: Hugo Häring

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Hugo Häring

Keywords

princessartistmodelsilent filmlgbtgay theme

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

#2

The film was directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

#3

The screenplay was written by Thea von Harbou and Carl Theodor Dreyer.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Rudolph Maté.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0015136.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

52 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Michael

Status:

Released

Language:

No Language

Country of Origin:

Germany

Production Companies:

UFA

UFA