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The Wildcat

The Wildcat

19217.51h 25m

Overview

A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Written by Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch
Produced by Paul Davidson
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Top Cast

Pola Negri

Pola Negri

Rischka

Victor Janson

Victor Janson

Kommandant der Festung Tossenstein

Paul Heidemann

Paul Heidemann

Leutnant Alexis

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Räuberhauptmann Claudius

Hermann Thimig

Hermann Thimig

Pepo

Edith Meller

Edith Meller

Lilli

Marga Köhler

Marga Köhler

Frau des Kommandanten

Paul Graetz

Paul Graetz

Zofano

E

Erwin Kopp

Tripo

Paul Biensfeldt

Paul Biensfeldt

Dafko

Themes & Keywords

silent filmmasochistgerman expressionism

About The Wildcat

The Wildcat is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1921 exploring themes of silent film, masochist, german expressionism. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, it stars Pola Negri, Victor Janson, Paul Heidemann. A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.

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