The White Desert
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About the violent captain Gaustad on a ship of rape, mutiny and shipwreck, in the icy waters of Sweden. Two shipmates, Björn and Sigurd, survive the chaos and cold white desert.
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Cast
16 people
Eduard von Winterstein
Iwan
Known for
The Blue Angel
Münchhausen
Carl de Vogt
Sigurd
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Ernst Wendt
Karl Balta
Gaustad
John Hagenbeck
Einar Stier
Fritz Orwa
Björn
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Der Herr der Bestien
Maria Bauer
Signe
Nora Swinburne
Karin
Known for
The River
Quo Vadis
Dita Borissowa
Karin
Cläre Lotto
Liv
Also in
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Max Kronert
Lars
Known for
The Golem: How He Came into the World
The Doll
Ernst Wendt Director · Einar Stier Writer Mutz Greenbaum Cinematographer
First release September 23, 1922 · Original title Die weisse Wüste
Production
John Hagenbeck Film AG
Production
Languages
Original title
Die weisse Wüste
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Hungary · September 23, 1922
Germany · October 15, 1922
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
August 6, 1923
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