Germany / Apr 09, 1929
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Großstadtschmetterling |
| Original language | DE |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Richard Eichberg-Film GmbH, British International Pictures |
| Release date | 9 aprile 1929 |
| Writer | Hans Kyser, Adolf Lantz |
| Cinematography | Otto Baecker, Heinrich Gärtner |
| Assistant directors | Richard Eichberg |
| Camera operators | Otto Baecker, Heinrich Gärtner |
| Additional photography | Otto Baecker, Heinrich Gärtner |
| Music | Max Pflugmacher |
| Sound | Max Pflugmacher |
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