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Henrik Galeen is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Allemand born on 7 january 1881 at Stryi (Ukraine)

Henrik Galeen

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Nationality German
Birth 7 january 1881 at Stryi (Ukraine)
Death 30 july 1949 (at 68 years) at Randolph (USA)

Henrik Galeen (1881-1949) was an Austrian-born actor, screenwriter and film director considered an influential figure in the development of German Expressionist cinema during the silent era.

Usually with

Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener
(4 films)
Harry Piel
Harry Piel
(3 films)
Günther Krampf
Günther Krampf
(2 films)
Dary Holm
Dary Holm
(2 films)
Rochus Gliese
Rochus Gliese
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Henrik Galeen (17 films)

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Actor

Dangerous Paths
Dangerous Paths (1924)

Directed by Harry Piel
Genres Adventure, Crime
Actors Henrik Galeen, Harry Piel, Dary Holm
Roles Francis Margreit

The Golem
The Golem (1915)
, 1h
Directed by Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
Origin German
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Golem
Actors Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen, Jakob Tiedtke
Roles Graf
Rating66% 3.344823.344823.344823.344823.34482
In modern times, an antiques dealer (Henrik Galeen) finds a golem (Paul Wegener), a clay statue brought to life by a rabbi four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem commits a series of murders.

Director

The House of Dora Green
The House of Dora Green (1933)
, 1h18
Directed by Henrik Galeen
Genres Drama
Themes Spy films
Actors Mady Christians, Paul Hartmann, Alfred Abel, Betty Bird, Fritz Alberti, John Mylong

Foreign spies wishing to steal a technological breakthrough enlist the unwitting assistance of a cabaret singer, Dora Green. After she discovers their true intentions, she helps the authorities thwart their scheme.
A Daughter Of Destiny
A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)
, 1h48
Directed by Henrik Galeen
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich, Georg John, Wolfgang Zilzer, John Loder
Rating62% 3.1016353.1016353.1016353.1016353.101635
A Professor is specializing in genetics is ambitious to conduct an experiment with a woman of "low social status", by impregnating her with a mandrake. The plant is believed by legend to sprout from the semen of hanged prisoners. He instructs his young nephew, Franz, to obtain a woman from the "scum of society". Franz reluctantly retrieves a prostitute, and the experiment is performed on her.
The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague (1926)
, 1h31
Directed by Henrik Galeen
Origin German
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Conrad Veidt, Fritz Alberti, Werner Krauss, Agnes Esterhazy, Elizza La Porta, Ferdinand von Alten
Rating68% 3.438173.438173.438173.438173.43817
The film is set in the year 1820 and centers around a student at a university in Prague, Balduin. At a student-led outing to a country inn, Balduin encounters the figure Scapinelli who offers him money "for very low interest." Balduin believes him to be a loan shark and ignores him to go engage in a fencing match with another student. After the match, the viewer sees Scapinelli on a cliffside, watching a young woman (later revealed to be Margit, the daughter of a count) on horseback who is participating in a fox-hunt. He manipulates the situation such that the animals run amok and head towards the inn. Balduin sees Margit on the horse and catches her when she falls off. As a reward, he receives an invitation to her father's house, Count Schwartzenberg. There he becomes aware of his own poverty in comparison to Margit's fiance, who is a baron. Later that night, Scapinelli again comes for Balduin and makes an offer. Balduin signs a contract stipulating that Scapinelli can have anything in the room he wants in return for 600,000 florin. Balduin signs and Scapinelli takes out a small bag and proceeds to pour the entirety of the 600,000 onto the table. Scapinelli then takes his part: Balduin's reflection.
Judith Trachtenberg
Judith Trachtenberg (1920)

Directed by Henrik Galeen
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ernst Deutsch, Paul Otto, Max Adalbert, Friedrich Kühne, Margarete Kupfer, Frida Richard

In the nineteenth century a young Jewish woman living in the part of Poland controlled by Austria, meets an Austrian Count at a ball held by one of her father's business associates. After he rescues her from the unwanted attentions of a Polish army officer, they fall in love. She falls pregnant, and they live together in a Common-law marriage. Her family are horrified by the match and make her an outcast. Distraught by this, she ultimately commits suicide by drowning herself in a lake.
The Golem
The Golem (1915)
, 1h
Directed by Henrik Galeen, Paul Wegener
Origin German
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Golem
Actors Paul Wegener, Henrik Galeen, Jakob Tiedtke
Rating66% 3.344823.344823.344823.344823.34482
In modern times, an antiques dealer (Henrik Galeen) finds a golem (Paul Wegener), a clay statue brought to life by a rabbi four centuries earlier. The dealer resurrects the golem as a servant, but the golem falls in love with the dealer's wife. As she does not return his love, the golem commits a series of murders.

Scriptwriter

The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague (1935)
, 1h27
Directed by Arthur Robison
Origin German
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Anton Walbrook, Dorothea Wieck, Theodor Loos, Erich Fiedler, Karl Hellmer, Volker von Collande
Rating68% 3.4121953.4121953.4121953.4121953.412195
A Prague en 1860, Balduin, un étudiant désargenté, se voit offrir une forte somme d'argent pour vendre le reflet de son image dans les miroirs. Dès lors, alors qu'il croise constamment ce double inquiétant, sa vie devient brillante et étrange.
A Daughter Of Destiny
A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)
, 1h48
Directed by Henrik Galeen
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich, Georg John, Wolfgang Zilzer, John Loder
Rating62% 3.1016353.1016353.1016353.1016353.101635
A Professor is specializing in genetics is ambitious to conduct an experiment with a woman of "low social status", by impregnating her with a mandrake. The plant is believed by legend to sprout from the semen of hanged prisoners. He instructs his young nephew, Franz, to obtain a woman from the "scum of society". Franz reluctantly retrieves a prostitute, and the experiment is performed on her.