Die Rache der Berge (von Stroheim)

Erich von Stroheim's directorial debut Blind Husbands is considered a masterpiece of American silent cinema. Set in the alpine scenery of South Tyrol it still baffles its audiences through its precise visual language and its moral ambiguity.
This edition presents the film in its gorgeous tinted Austrian release version, Die Rache der Berge (Blinde Ehemänner) / The Revenge of the Mountains (Blind Husbands), featuring German language intertitles. This print of the film is the longest and oldest version available today.











Die Rache der Berge / Blind Husbands (Blinde Ehemänner), 99'
directed and written by: Erich von Stroheim, based on his story "The Pinnacle"
cinematography by: Ben F. Reynolds
music score by Günter A. Buchwald
cast: Sam de Grasse, Francelia Billington, Erich von Stroheim, Fay Holderness, Richard Cummings
produced by: Universal-Jewel Production de Luxe, USA 1919 (1921)

Comparison of Versions 2006, 10'
American Prologue & Credits 1919, 1'
Stroheim in Vienna 1948, 1'
Film-related materials and lobby cards

20 page booklet with articles by Alexandra Seibel, Paolo Caneppele and Michael Loebenstein

DVD ROM section (PC + Macintosh) with the following PDF files:
Researches on the Austrian version of Blind Husbands (6 Seiten), Comparison of the English and the Austrian intertitles (10 Seiten), German and American Press reviews 1919-1922 (30 Seiten)
The program of the Vienna cinemas in January - March 1922 (15 Seiten, only in German)
Reports about Erich von Stroheim visiting Vienna in July 1948 (6 pages, only in German)
Aleksandr Derjabin: Erich Stroheim; Moscow 1927 (8 pages, only in German)
Jon Barna: Erich von Stroheim; Vienna 1966 (120 pages, only in German) Frame enlargements for downloading
DVD edited by: Österreichisches Filmmuseum

4:3 (PAL) / 1.33:1 / Dolby Digital 2.0 (Stereo) / language: German / subtitling: English



tags: silent , zwijgend