The Long Intermission

The Long Intermission
The Long Intermission
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	Oscar Blumenthal (play); Max Bernstein (play); Fred Hildenbrand; Walter Supper;
Produced by	Wilhelm von Kaufmann; Carl Froelich; Henny Porten;
Starring	Henny Porten; Wolfgang von Schwindt; Livio Pavanelli;
Cinematography	Axel Graatkjær
Production; company	Henny Porten-Froelich-Produktion
Distributed by	Parufamet
Release date	9 November 1927;
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent; German intertitles;

The Long Intermission (German: Die große Pause) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli.^[1]^[2] It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blumenthal and Max Bernstein.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast

Henny Porten as Gabriele Amberg
Wolfgang von Schwindt as Graf Torgstädt
Livio Pavanelli as Lawyer Boretius
Maria Reisenhofer as Grafin Torgstädt
Walter Slezak as Ottokar, ihr Sohn
Iwa Wanja as Komtess Ina Wildborn
Jenny Marba as Tante Aurelie
Ludwig Rex as Onkel Eduard
Paul Westermeier as Vetter Udo
Sophie Pagay as Haushälterin bei Gabriele
Leopold von Ledebur
Max Maximilian as Ein Trainer

Legacy

The film was screened at the Deutsche Kinemathek in 2019.^[3]

Reception

The film was noted for bringing together two of the German film stars of the time^[4] and described as "an overtitled but undeniably amusing late silent, with good performances from Porten and Walter Slezak as a mismatched pair of lovers".^[5]

References

^ Grange p. 269
^ "Die große Pause". Österreichische Film-Zeitung. 14 January 1928. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
^ Kinemathek, Deutsche (30 September 2019). "Filmspotting: Die große Pause | Deutsche Kinemathek". www.deutsche-kinemathek.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
^ Thomas, Douglas B. (1999). The Early History of German Motion Pictures, 1895-1935. Thomas International. ISBN 978-0-9612128-1-0.
^ Films in Review. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 1986.

Bibliography

Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

The Long Intermission at IMDb

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[1] Grange p. 269

[2] "Die große Pause". Österreichische Film-Zeitung. 14 January 1928. Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[3] Kinemathek, Deutsche (30 September 2019). "Filmspotting: Die große Pause | Deutsche Kinemathek". www.deutsche-kinemathek.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[4] Thomas, Douglas B. (1999). The Early History of German Motion Pictures, 1895-1935. Thomas International. ISBN 978-0-9612128-1-0.

[5] Films in Review. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 1986.

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