The Riddle of the Sphinx (film)

The Riddle of the Sphinx (German: Das Rätsel der Sphinx) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Karl Günther.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier.

Cast

• Ellen Richter as Juanita di Conchitas
• Erich Kaiser-Titz as Amru, an Egyptian
• Karl Günther as Dr. Percy Grey
• Albert Patry as Prof. Grey, British Museum
• Georg John as Mummy
• Kurt Rottenburg as Dr. Edward Pattison
• Georg Baselt as Don Martunez de la Blanca
• Henry Bender as Empfangschef
• Irmgard Bern as Daisy Pattison
• Carl Geppert as Baron Kollwitz
• Károly Huszár as Fürst Popoff
• Max Kronert as Mehemed
• Maria Lux as Miss Peach
• Hermann Picha as Marquis d'Yssé

References

Bibliography

• Berman, Nina. German Literature on the Middle East: Discourses and Practices, 1000-1989. University of Michigan Press, 2011.

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