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Dir: Manfred Noa

Helena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Haß perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

The student Walter is sent to the big city for his exams. Immediately dazzled by the night life and falls in love with the primadonna Grita. But she is looking for more and Walter is devastated. Blinded by love he visits Grita with a gun.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Das süße Mädel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Balzac adaptation: Escaped convict moves into a brothel where he becomes father to a boy. But his advantageous position is eventually threatened by one of the whores who has fallen in love with the convict's grown up son.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Junges Blut perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

The stenographer Inge and her fiance Karl go on a joyride and commit a hit-and-run after running down a child in the road. The landlady of a dubious inn, who finds out about their flight, turns over Inge to an Argentinian pimp and lets Karl get arrested by the police. In the "Casino International" in Rio, Inge is housed in a chapel and , like all the other girls there, has to prostitute herself to guests on demand. Karl, who in the meantime has been released from jail, finds out Inge's whereabouts and helps her flee.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Survival perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Manfred Noa

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Manfred Noa

Prince Damilo of Cardania, who is besotted by numerous women, wants to return to his strictly shielded and monitored homeland to take up the regency there. In order to be able to travel undetected, the ruler-to-be asks Stuart Webbs to slip into his role for a while while he takes off in disguise. The detective has every effort to keep the numerous people who want to gather around him in his role as Prince Damilo, including a fellow detective named Sanftlieb, at a distance. With the help of the envoy Cartagi, however, he is able to plausibly hold the princely position until the true regent has reached his home.