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The Weavers (German: Die Weber) is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener, Valeska Stock and Hermann Picha. The film is based on the 1892 play of the same title by Gerhart Hauptmann based on a historical event. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew.

Synopsis

During the 1840s a group of Silesian weavers stage an uprising due to their concerns about the Industrial Revolution's impact of their lives.

Paul Wegener as Fabrikant Dreißiger

Valeska Stock as Frau Dreißiger

Hermann Picha as Baumert

Hertha von Walther as Emma, dessen Tochter

Camilla von Hollay as Bertha, dessen Tochter

Arthur Kraußneck as Der alte Hilse

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Gottfried Hilse, sein Sohn

Dagny Servaes as Luise Hise, dessen Frau

William Dieterle as Moritz Jäger

Georg John as Ansorge

Georg Burghardt as Pastor Kittelhaus

Hanne Brinkmann as Frau Kittelhaus

Emil Lind as Expedient Pfeiffer

Hans Stemberg as Gendarm Kutsche

Willy Kruszinski as Polizeimeister

Emil Biron as König Friedrich Wilhelm IV

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