High Treason (1929 German film)

High Treason
High Treason
	Gerda Maurus in the film
Directed by	Johannes Meyer
Written by	Wenzel Goldbaum (play); Alexander Alexander; Friedrich Raff;
Produced by	Alfred Zeisler
Starring	Gerda Maurus; Gustav Fröhlich; Harry Hardt; Olga Engl;
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann; Friedrich Weinmann;
Production; company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	1 November 1929;
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent ; German intertitles

High Treason (German: Hochverrat) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Gerda Maurus, Gustav Fröhlich and Harry Hardt. The film is set in pre-Revolution Russia. Maurus' performance was contrasted favourably with her appearance in Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon by the magazine Film und Volk.^[1] The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann.