The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
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Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film Metropolis.
Alfred Abel. This elegant actor of the golden age of German cinema appeared in several masterpieces, before the cameras of such inspired geniuses as Lang, Lubitsch and Murnau. Vocation had come rather late in his life, though. Abel was indeed already 33 when he made his first film. Beforehand, he had been a forester, a gardener and a shopkeeper.
- January 1, 1
- Leipzig, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Berlin, Germany
Alfred Abel. Actor: Metropolis. This elegant actor of the golden age of German cinema appeared in several masterpieces, before the cameras of such inspired geniuses as Lang, Lubitsch and Murnau. Vocation had come rather late in his life, though. Abel was indeed already 33 when he made his first film. Beforehand, he had been a forester, a gardener and a shopkeeper. But one day, while watching a ...
- March 12, 1879
- December 12, 1937
Metropolis: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp. In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
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Alfred Peter Abel (12 March 1879 – 12 December 1937) was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film, Metropolis.
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Alfred Abel made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on the Rudolf Klein-Rogge mystery "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" (1922). In 1913, he made his film acting debut in "Sodoms Ende." ...
Alfred Abel made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on the Rudolf Klein-Rogge mystery "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" (1922). In 1913, he made his film acting debut in "Sodoms Ende." In 1928, he appeared in "Art of Love." In 1938, he played his final film role in "Mrs. Sylvelin."
