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Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland
(Hans Trutz in Never-Never Land)
Also known as Im Schweisse Deines Angesichts sollst Du Dein Brot essen in Germany; Bergengócia in Hungary; Hans Trutz nel paese di cuccagna in Italy
(1917) Germany
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Paul Wegener

Cast: Paul Wegener [Hans Trutz], Lyda Salmonova [Marthe, Frau des Hans Trutz], Ernst Lubitsch [Der Teufel Satan], Wilhelm Diegelmann [ein schlaraffe], Gertrude Welcker [ein engel], Fritz Rasp, Rochus Gliese

Projektions Aktiengesellschaft Union-Film [PAGU] production. / Produced by Paul Davidson. Scenario by Paul Wegener. Production design by Rochus Gliese. Cinematography by Frederik Fuglsang. / Released 4 November 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Hungary as Bergengócia on 14 January 1918.

Drama: Fantasy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

Listing updated: 18 December 2021.

References: Weinberg-Lubitsch p. 318 : Website-IMDb.