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            Der Knabe in blau 
            (The Boy in Blue) 
            Also known as Der Todessmaragd in Germany; Emerald of Death in the USA : [The Blue Boy] 
            (1919) Germany 
            B&W : Five reels / 1560 metres 
            Directed by F.W. Murnau
            Cast: Ernst Hofmann [Thomas von Weerth], Blandine Edinger [schöne zigeunerin (the fair gypsy)], Margit Barnay [junge schauspielerin (the young actress)], Karl Platen [alter diener (the old servant)], Georg John [zigeunerhauptmann (the gypsy commander)], Leonhard Haskel, Marie von Buelow, Rudolf Klix 
            Ernst Hofmann-Film production. / Scenario by Edda Ottershausen. Art direction by Willi A. Herrmann (Willi Herrmann). Cinematography by Karl Freund and Carl Hoffmann. / Released July 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Murnau’s first feature film. The film was rereleased in Germany under the title Der Todessmaragd in 1921. 
            [?] Drama? 
            Survival status: The film is presumed lost. 
            Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. 
            Listing updated: 28 September 2013. 
            References: Lloyd-Seventy pp. 33, 34 : Website-IMDb. 
            
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