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The Doll

Original title: Die Puppe
  • 1919
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.5K
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Ossi Oswalda and Hermann Thimig in The Doll (1919)
Screwball ComedyComedyFantasySci-Fi

Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.

  • Director
    • Ernst Lubitsch
  • Writers
    • E.T.A. Hoffmann
    • Hanns Kräly
    • Ernst Lubitsch
  • Stars
    • Ossi Oswalda
    • Hermann Thimig
    • Victor Janson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Writers
      • E.T.A. Hoffmann
      • Hanns Kräly
      • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Stars
      • Ossi Oswalda
      • Hermann Thimig
      • Victor Janson
    • 20User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Ossi Oswalda
    Ossi Oswalda
    • Ossi - Tochter Hiarius - the Dollmaker's Daughter
    Hermann Thimig
    Hermann Thimig
    • Lancelot - Neffe von Baron - the Baron's Nephew
    Victor Janson
    Victor Janson
    • Puppenfabrikant Hilarius - the Dollmaker
    Max Kronert
    • Baron von Chauterelle
    Marga Köhler
    • Frau Hilarius - The Dollmaker's Wife
    Gerhard Ritterband
    • Der Lehrling von Hilarius - the Apprentice
    Jakob Tiedtke
    Jakob Tiedtke
    • Der Briar - the Prior
    Josefine Dora
    Josefine Dora
    • Amme von Lancelot - Lancelot's Nanny
    Lapitski
    Paul Morgan
    Paul Morgan
    Hedy Searle
    Arthur Weinschenk
    Ernst Lubitsch
    Ernst Lubitsch
    • Director in Prologue
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ernst Lubitsch
    • Writers
      • E.T.A. Hoffmann
      • Hanns Kräly
      • Ernst Lubitsch
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    • Trivia
      At one point Lancelot takes a heart out of the leg of his pants. This is an allusion to the German expression 'Das Herz ist mir in die Hose gerutscht' (my heart slid into my pants) which is equivalent to 'to have one's heart in one's boots'.
    • Goofs
      Lancelot shouts his alarm to a monk that he is being pursued by "40 women". However, about 20 women are seen on screen.

      He says this because the butler earlier had announced "Forty women at the door!" It's an estimate as it's doubtful the butler made an individual count. Also, there is no "requirement" that all referenced individuals must appear on screen.
    • Quotes

      Baron von Chanterelle: [on Lancelot's wedding night] Do you need any more pieces of advice?

      Lancelot: No thanks, I have an instruction manual.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)

    User reviews20

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    Delightful post WWI silent comedy fairy tale

    I caught this on TCM, it is a completely captivating and delightful experience for all ages, so many layers in this story. Cannot recommend it enough for its period charm and generally kookiness.

    However, the cast list here on IMDB is a mess due to faulty translations. "Dessen Frau" means "His Wife", and refers to Baron Chanterelle (chanterelles are a group of mushrooms, much eaten in Germany in late summer/autumn.) Similarly, "His Daughter" (Ossi, or The Doll) again refers to the Baron as her father. "The Briar" (!) should, I think, be The Friar; only in the film he is in fact the Abbot of the monastery, not merely a Brother. Wikipedia gets it all correct on its page about this film.
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    • Dec 15, 2021
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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1920 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Nürnbergerdockan
    • Production company
      • Projektions-AG Union (PAGU)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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