This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name and role, then showing them in double exposure in street clothes and in costumes. The production values are also elaborate and the look of the set designs reminds one of the elaborate backdrops that Melies used in his shots.
Maude Fealy
Iolante, the Blind Girl
Harry Benham
Tristan, Count de Vaudemont
Robert Broderick
King René
David Thompson
Ebn Jahia, the Moorish Physician
Mrs. Lawrence Marston
The Nurse
William Russell
Pierre, Captain of the Guards
This elaborate and well-staged silent version of Hertz' play is exceedingly well produced for 1913: it starts off by introducing the actors by name and role, then showing them in double exposure in street clothes and in costumes. The production values are also elaborate and the look of the set designs reminds one of the elaborate backdrops that Melies used in his shots.
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