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The Railway King
Directed by	Eugen Illés
Written by	Eugen Illés Artúr Somlay
Produced by	Eugen Illés
Starring	Fritz Kortner Hermann Vallentin Artúr Somlay
Cinematography	Friedrich Paulmann Günther Rittau
Production company	Illés-Film
Distributed by	National Film
Release date	29 December 1921 (1921-12-29)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Railway King (German: Der Eisenbahnkönig) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Fritz Kortner, Hermann Vallentin and Artúr Somlay. It was released in two parts, premiering at the Marmorhaus.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke and August Rinaldi.

Cast

• Fritz Kortner
• Hermann Vallentin
• Artúr Somlay
• Heinrich Peer
• Carl Schönfeld
• Jaro Fürth
• Danny Guertler
• Ruth Larrisson
• Emil Rameau
• Preben J. Rist
• Genia Vallot
• Anna von Palen

References

1. Grange p.105

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

• Part I at IMDb
• Part II at IMDb

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• German silent feature films
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• German black-and-white films
• Silent German drama films
• 1920s German films
• 1920s German-language films
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