The door slam heard 'round the world — 1923 silent cinema style.
Adaptation of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.
Acting
Olga Tschechowa's eyes do what dialogue cannot.
Direction
Viertel stages Ibsen like chamber music — every gesture calculated.
Director
Berthold Viertel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ibsen's original 1879 ending was so controversial some productions forced Nora back into the house. This 1923 version keeps the door closed behind her.
Fritz Kortner, playing blackmailer Krogstadt, would later flee Nazi Germany and become a major theatre director in exile.
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