The Mistress of the World

For the 1960 film, see Mistress of the World.

The Mistress of the World
American promotional poster from the re-edited 1922 version, Number 4. Saved by Wireless
Directed byJoseph Klein (Parts 1 and 4)
Joe May (all)
Uwe Jens Krafft (Parts 4,5,6)
Karl Gerhardt (Part 7)
Written byKarl Figdor
Ruth Goetz
Richard Hutter
Joe May
Wilhelm Roellinghoff
Based onDie Herrin der Welt
by Karl Figdor
Produced byJoe May
StarringMia May
Michael Bohnen
Henry Sze
Hans Mierendorff
CinematographyWerner Brandes
Music byFerdinand Hummel
Production
company
May-Film
Distributed byUFA
Release dates
  • 1919 (1919) (Parts I-IV)
  • 1920 (1920) (Parts V-VIII)
CountryWeimar Republic
LanguagesSilent film
German intertitles
Budget5.9 million marks (equivalent to 7 million 2021 €)
1919 ad

The Mistress of the World (German: Die Herrin der Welt) is an eight-part 1919 silent film made in the Weimar Republic starring Mia May in the lead role. The film, under the creative control of director Joe May, is noted for bringing together talent from across German cinema, including many who would work behind the camera during the emergence of German Expressionist cinema.

The story follows a young Danish woman on her globe-trotting adventures to find the legendary lost treasure of the Queen of Sheba that she hopes will enable her to bring revenge on the man that drew her father to commit suicide and led to her own social destruction.[1] The first film was released in Germany on 5 December 1919, and this was followed each week by the release of the subsequent episodes.[2]

  1. ^ Rubin, Martin (1999). Thrillers. Cambridge University Press. p. 57. ISBN 9780521588393.
  2. ^ Halle, McCarthy (2003), p.15