The House on the Moon

The House on the Moon (German: Das Haus zum Mond) is a 1921 German silent science fiction film directed by Karlheinz Martin and starring Leontine Kühnberg, Erich Pabst and Fritz Kortner.^[1] Shot at the Johannisthal Studios in an expressionist style, it is now considered a lost film.

The House on the Moon
Directed by	Karlheinz Martin
Written by	Rudolf Leonhardt Karlheinz Martin
Starring	Leontine Kühnberg Erich Pabst Fritz Kortner
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann Gotthardt Wolf
Production company	Neos-Film
Release date	28 January 1921 (1921-01-28)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.

Cast

• Leontine Kühnberg as Bettina - seine Frau / Luna - seine Tochter
• Erich Pabst as Nathanael - Astronom
• Fritz Kortner as Jan van Haag - Wachsfigurenhändler
• Paul Graetz as Kornill - Schauspieler
• Hans Schweikart as Fabian - sein Sohn
• Käthe Burga as Pirzel - Kellnerin
• Max Gülstorff as Just - Actuarius
• Frida Richard as Julchen - seine Frau
• Annemarie Mörike as Minchen - seine Tochter
• Leopold von Ledebur as Peter Pol - Kohlenhändler
• Sophie Pagay as Babett - seine Frau
• Gustav von Wangenheim as Andreas, sein Sohn
• Hugo Döblin as Schlinge - Gerichtsvollzieher
• Max Adalbert
• Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
• Rosa Valetti

References

1. Aitken p.53

Bibliography

• Ian Aitken. European Film Theory and Cinema: A Critical Introduction. Indiana University Press, 2001.

External links

• The House on the Moon at IMDb