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For the wife of Henry VIII of England, see Anne Boleyn. For other uses, see Anne Boleyn (disambiguation).

Anna Boleyn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byErnst Lubitsch
Written by
Produced byPaul Davidson
Starring
CinematographyTheodor Sparkuhl
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 3 December 1920 (1920-12-03)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent film

Anna Boleyn, also known as Deception, is a 1920 German historical film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It stars Henny Porten as Anne Boleyn and Emil Jannings as King Henry VIII.

The film was produced by Paul Davidson's Union Film, a subsidiary of the giant German company UFA. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. The film cost an estimated 8 million marks to make, but was able to recoup this from the sale of the American rights alone which brought in $200,000 (14 million marks).[1]

Plot summary

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Anna Boleyn (1920)

Cast

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Reception

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Anna Boleyn was among Mary Pickford's favorite films, calling it "an example of superb direction and splendid acting, especially that of Emil Jannings. It was the first time on the screen that a King had been made human. It has subtle, satirical humor."[2]

Home media

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The film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin" in 2005–2007 with English intertitles. It was also released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the box set "Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies" in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kreimeier, p. 59.
  2. ^ Howe, Herbert (January 1924). "Mary Pickford's Favorite Stars and Films". Photoplay. New York: Photoplay Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

Bibliography

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  • Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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