A Glass of Water (1923 film)

A Glass of Water
Directed by	Ludwig Berger
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Written by	Eugène Scribe (play) Adolf Lantz Ludwig Berger
Starring	Mady Christians Lucie Höflich Hans Brausewetter Rudolf Rittner
Music by	Bruno Schulz
Cinematography	Günther Krampf Erich Waschneck
Production company	Decla-Bioscop
Distributed by	Decla-Bioscop
Release dates	1 February 1923
Country	Germany
Language	Silent German intertitles

A Glass of Water (German:Ein Glas Wasser) is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Mady Christians, Lucie Höflich and Hans Brausewetter. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo on 1 February 1923. It was based on a play of the same title by Eugène Scribe, set in England during the reign of Queen Anne. The film was very well received both commercially and critically on its release. It is considered one of the milestones of Weimar cinema.

Cast

• Mady Christians as Queen Anne
• Lucie Höflich as the Duchess of Marlborough
• Hans Brausewetter as John William Masham (a fictionalised version of Samuel Masham)
• Rudolf Rittner as Lord Henry Bolingbroke (a ficionalised version of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke)
• Helga Thomas as Abigail
• Hugo Döblin as Tomwood the jeweller
• Hans Wassmann as Lord Richard Scott
• Bruno Decarli as Marquis Torcy
• Max Gülstorff as Thompson
• Franz Jackson as Hassan
• Henry Stuart
• Joseph Römer
• Gertrud Wolle

Bibliography

• Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

External links

• A Glass of Water at IMDb