
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film
Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Asta Nielsen is often considered the 'first international movie star', and was an explosively popular female lead through the 1910s and 20s. Though born in Denmark, she mostly worked in Germany and starred in over 70 films, usually directed by her husband Urban Gad. She was known for her boyish looks and had her breakout in the erotically charged 'Afgrunden' (1910).
Born: 1881-09-11 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film

Die Suffragette
Das Haus am Meer

Asta Nielsen als Mannequin
Eine Rose der Wildnis

Den talende muse - samtaler med Asta Nielsen

Die Gesunkenen
Kurfürstendamm

Hedda Gabler
Die Schmetterlingsschlacht

Asta Nielsen

Hamlet

Zapatas Bande

Wenn die Maske fällt

Vanina oder Die Galgenhochzeit

Erdgeist

Irrende Seelen

Engeleins Hochzeit

I.N.R.I. - Ein Film der Menschlichkeit

Die Sünden der Väter
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