Tannhäuser
5.2
Dramatic three-reel film based on Wagner's opera of chivalry and spiritual struggle. Wandering minstrel Tannhauser wins the heart of Elizabeth, niece of the powerful Landgrave. Later, under the spell of Venus and her nymphs, Tannhauser passes into Venusberg, a netherworld of earthly pleasures. Returning to the Landgrave's court, he praises Venus in song and sparks the righteous anger of all present. His own prayers and those of Elizabeth free him from enchantment and he takes up the habit of a monk, devoting himself to God. He sets off to seek absolution in Rome while Elizabeth waits at court, ever weakening in his absence.
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7 people
Florence La Badie
Venus
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Man Without a Country
Marguerite Snow
Princess Elisabeth
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Marble Heart
Richard Wagner
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Corbin Nash
Lucius Henderson
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Toilers of the Sea
White Mice
James Cruze
Tannhauser
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Cry of the Children
William Russell
Wolfram
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A Sporting Chance
The Masked Heart
Burton Law
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The Ghost of the Canyon
The Marble Heart
Lucius Henderson Director · Richard Wagner Story
United States release July 14, 1913 · Produced in United States · Production Thanhouser Film Corporation
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Thanhouser Company
Production
Thanhouser Film Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · July 14, 1913
Theatrical
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