Michael

Name: Michael
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Released: 1924-01-01

1924 film by Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Also known as Chained

Released: 1924
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
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Screenwriter: Thea von Harbou
, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Producer: Erich Pommer
Cast: Walter Slezak
, Benjamin Christensen
, Nora Gregor
, Alexander Murski
+5 more
Runtime: 90 min
Genre: silent film
, LGBTQ-related film
, drama film
Country of origin: Germany

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Michael is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film stars Walter Slezak as the titular Michael, the young assistant and model to the artist Claude Zoret. Along with Different from the Others (1919) and Sex in Chains (1928), Michael is widely considered a landmark in gay silent cinema.

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Director of photography: Karl Freund
Rudolph Maté
Film editor: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Title: Michael
Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3
Costume designer: Hugo Häring
Production designer: Hugo Häring
Color: black-and-white
Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 94%(December 29, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 17 critic review
7.2/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Chained”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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