The Mill at Sanssouci

The Mill at Sanssouci
German film poster
GermanDie Mühle von Sanssouci
Directed by
Written bySiegfried Philippi (play)
Hans Behrendt
Produced byKarl Freund
Starring
CinematographyFrederik Fuglsang
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Deutsche Vereins-Film
Distributed byFox-Europa Production
Release date
  • 1 February 1926 (1926-02-01)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Mill at Sanssouci (German: Die Mühle von Sanssouci) is a 1926 German silent historical film directed by Siegfried Philippi and Frederic Zelnik and starring Otto Gebühr, Lissi Lind and Jakob Tiedtke. The film is part of the popular cycle of Prussian films. It premiered on 1 February 1926.[1]

The film was released by the German subsidiary of the American company Fox Film. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. Art direction was by Andrej Andrejew and Gustav A. Knauer. The title alludes to the Historic Mill of Sanssouci constructed in the 18th century.

  1. ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.