Prostitution (1919 film)

Prostitution
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Directed by	Richard Oswald
Produced by	Richard Oswald
Written by	Richard Oswald; Robert Liebmann;
Starring	Conrad Veidt; Reinhold Schünzel; Gussy Holl;
Cinematography	Max Fassbender; Karl Freund;
Production; company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 19 March 1919 (Part I); 30 August 1919 (Part II); ; ; ;
Running time	126 minutes (Part I); 98 minutes (Part II);
Country	Germany
Language	Silent; German intertitles

Prostitution (German: Die Prostitution) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Gussy Holl.^[1] It was released in two parts Das gelbe Haus and Die sich verkaufen. It was one of several aufklärungsfilms^{[lower-alpha 1]} made during the era by Oswald. Magnus Hirschfeld was an advisor on the production. The first part premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

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↑ "The Aufklärungsfilm, literally “film of enlightenment,” may refer to any film that educates its viewers, especially on controversial topics. In actuality, though, the term refers to films with sexual topics."^[2]

↑ Rogowski p.139
↑ Reimer, Robert C.; Carol J. Reimer (2019). Historical Dictionary of German Cinema. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 40.

Soister, John T. Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography. McFarland, 2002.
Rogowski, Christian. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Camden House, 2010.

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