German Film and Literature
Subtitle: Adaptations and Transformations
Publisher: Routledge
Published: June 26, 1986
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780415239752
First sentence: Hanns Heinz Ewers, best-selling author, movie-theater owner, and "avowed Herrenmensch," took pride in the continuing success of The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag, 1913), for which he wrote the filmscript: Films have a very short life, yet this film has survived twelve years and is still being shown throughout the world.