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|title=<center>The Kaiser aka The Beast of Berlin</center> | |||
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'''''The Kaiser''''' '''aka''' '''''The Beast of Berlin''''' is a 1918 film that was produced by, directed by and starred the actor Rupert Julian. Julian played the title role, that of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, while Elmo Lincoln portrayed a blacksmith who is victimized by the Kaiser. The film is now considered lost and is on the American Film Institute's list of the "Ten Most Wanted" lost films.<ref name=”afi”>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/15105 AFI catalog page on ''The Kaiser'' aka ''The Beast of Berlin''] Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18</ref><ref>''American Film, Volume 5, Issues 1-10'' Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18</ref> In 1919, a parody of the film, titled ''The Geezer of Berlin'' was released.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=i3PhAAAAMAAJ ''Michigan Film Review - Now Booking All NEW RELEASES of CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND PETROVA SUPER-PICTURES''] Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18</ref> | |||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The film depicts the atrocities committed by the Kaiser against the Belgian people including | The film depicts the atrocities committed by the Kaiser against the Belgian people including Marcas, a blacksmith, who loses his wife to one of the Kaiser's attacks on his own people. Marcas is able to save his daughter from a German soldier. Eventually, the Kaiser is captured by the Allied generals and turned over to the Belgian people, who imprisoned him in a dungeon, guarded closely by the blacksmith.<ref name=”afi”></ref> | ||
== | ==Reception== | ||
The film was distributed by Universal | The film was distributed by Jewel Productions (now Universal Pictures) and was an immediate hit.<ref>''The Films of Lon Chaney'' by Michael Blake Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18</ref> “Audiences were told that they could ‘hiss the Kaiser’ every time his mustachioed face appeared on the screen.”<ref>[https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1521 History News Network article on the effect of propaganda] Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18</ref> Riding on his success of the movie, Rupert Julian went on to play the role of the Kaiser in other films later on. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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KaiserPromo.jpg|A promo picture from the film. | |||
Kaiser_1.jpg|A picture of Rupert Julian as the Kaiser. | |||
Kaiser_2.jpg|A close up of Rupert Julian as the Kaiser. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:26, 26 September 2018
The Kaiser aka The Beast of Berlin is a 1918 film that was produced by, directed by and starred the actor Rupert Julian. Julian played the title role, that of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, while Elmo Lincoln portrayed a blacksmith who is victimized by the Kaiser. The film is now considered lost and is on the American Film Institute's list of the "Ten Most Wanted" lost films.[1][2] In 1919, a parody of the film, titled The Geezer of Berlin was released.[3]
Synopsis
The film depicts the atrocities committed by the Kaiser against the Belgian people including Marcas, a blacksmith, who loses his wife to one of the Kaiser's attacks on his own people. Marcas is able to save his daughter from a German soldier. Eventually, the Kaiser is captured by the Allied generals and turned over to the Belgian people, who imprisoned him in a dungeon, guarded closely by the blacksmith.[1]
Reception
The film was distributed by Jewel Productions (now Universal Pictures) and was an immediate hit.[4] “Audiences were told that they could ‘hiss the Kaiser’ every time his mustachioed face appeared on the screen.”[5] Riding on his success of the movie, Rupert Julian went on to play the role of the Kaiser in other films later on.
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AFI catalog page on The Kaiser aka The Beast of Berlin Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18
- ↑ American Film, Volume 5, Issues 1-10 Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18
- ↑ Michigan Film Review - Now Booking All NEW RELEASES of CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND PETROVA SUPER-PICTURES Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18
- ↑ The Films of Lon Chaney by Michael Blake Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18
- ↑ History News Network article on the effect of propaganda Retrieved 25 Sept ‘18