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Steadfast Benjamin

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Steadfast Benjamin
Directed byRobert Wiene
Written byRobert Wiene
Produced byOskar Messter
StarringGuido Herzfeld
Martha Altenberg
Arnold Rieck
Production
company
Distributed byHansa Film
Release date
  • 13 April 1917 (1917-04-13)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Steadfast Benjamin (German:Der standhafte Benjamin) is a 1917 German silent comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Arnold Rieck, Guido Herzfeld and Martha Altenberg.

Plot

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After inheriting a large sum of money, a shoe store worker has to continue in his job due to his ten-year contract, but lives the high life each night.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.28

Further reading

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  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.
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