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1919 German film

Veritas Vincit

Directed by	Joe May
Written by	Ruth Goetz Richard Hutter Joe May Michelangelo Baron Zois
Produced by	Joe May
Starring	Mia May Johannes Riemann Magnus Stifter
Cinematography	Max Lutze
Music by	Ferdinand Hummel
Production company	May-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	4 April 1919 (1919-04-04)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Veritas Vincit is a 1919 German silent historical film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Johannes Riemann, and Magnus Stifter. It was made as an epic in three episodes, similar to D. W. Griffith's Intolerance. The first takes place in Ancient Rome, the second during the Renaissance and the third shortly before the First World War. Although not released until Spring 1919, it had been made during the final months of the war the previous year.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Leni and Siegfried Wroblewsky. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin and on location around the city.

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v t e Films directed by Joe May
Heimat und Fremde (1913) Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914) The Man in the Cellar (1914) Der Spuk im Haus des Professors (1914) The Armoured Vault (1914) The Sin of Helga Arndt (1916) The Love of Hetty Raimond (1917) The Onyx Head (1917) Hilde Warren und der Tod (1917) Wedding in the Eccentric Club (1917) The Rat (1918) The Beggar Countess (1918) Your Big Secret (1918) Waves of Fate (1918) The Sacrifice (1918) The Mistress of the World (1919) The Muff (1919) Veritas Vincit (1919) The Guilt of Lavinia Morland (1920) The Legend of Holy Simplicity (1920) The Indian Tomb (1921) The Women of Gnadenstein (1921) Tragedy of Love (1923) The Countess of Paris (1923) The Farmer from Texas (1925) Dagfin (1926) Homecoming (1928) Their Son (1929) Asphalt (1929) The Immortal Vagabond (1930) Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931) His Highness Love (1931) That's All That Matters (1931) Companion Wanted (1932) Two in a Car (1932) Tout pour l'amour (1933) A Song for You (1933) The Typist Gets Married (1934) Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) Music in the Air (1934) Confession (1937) The House of Fear (1939) Society Smugglers (1939) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) The House of the Seven Gables (1940) You're Not So Tough (1940) Hit the Road (1941) Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)

Films directed by Joe May

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