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UW Cinematheque: Treasures From the Munich FilmMuseum

The Pharaoh’s Wife (Das Weib des Pharao) (Germany, 1922)

Event Details

Date
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
One of the last films Lubitsch made in Germany, this European silent spectacular is filmmaking at its best: Emil Jannings as Pharaoh lords over monumental sets built in the legendary Lubitsch Film City and 25,000 extras inhabit them. Ancient Egypt has never looked so good as in this recent restoration by the Munich Filmmuseum, presented by archivist Stefan Drößler. Live musical accompaniment. (35mm, b/w, 110 min. German intertitles with English subtitles.)
Cost
Free

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