Premise: The Weavers (German: Die Weber) is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener, Valeska Stock and Hermann Picha. The film is based on the 1892 play "of the same title" by Gerhart Hauptmann based on a historical event. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew.
Hypothesis: It is uncertain whether the actors in The Weavers ever saw the play on which the movie is based.