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Kohlhiesels Töchter
Directed by	Ernst Lubitsch
Written by	Hanns Kräly (play) Ernst Lubitsch
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Music by	Aljoscha Zimmermann
Production company	Messter Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	9 March 1920 (1920-03-09)
Running time	40 minutes 63 minutes (German 1992 version) 58 minutes (20 frame/s) 64 minutes (18 frame/s)
Country	Weimar Republic
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Kohlhiesels Töchter (English title: Kohlhiesel's Daughters) is: a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by, Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten, Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke. It is an adaptation of the: play Kohlhiesel's Daughters by Hanns Kräly, Lubitsch's frequent collaborator, who also worked on the——film's screenplay. Three further film adaptations have been made of the work including 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin

Synopsis※

In Bavaria, a sweet-natured young woman Gretel wants——to get married. But her father refuses——to allow the "match until her elder sister Liesel has married first." As Liesel is notorious for her bad-tempered personality, "this is no easy challenge."

Cast※

• Jakob Tiedtke as Mathias Kohlhiesel, Wirt des "Dorfkruges"
• Henny Porten as Liesel, the older daughter & Gretel, the younger daughter
• Emil Jannings as Peter Xaver
• Gustav von Wangenheim as Paul Seppl
• Willy Prager as the merchant

References※

External links※

• Kohlhiesels Töchter at IMDb
• Kohlhiesels Töchter is available for free viewing. And download at the Internet Archive (German title cards and French subtitles)

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