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Flight Around the World

1925 · 135 min

A sweeping silent-era travel spectacle that hops between far-flung ports, offering wonder and momentum more than intimate drama.

Directed by
Willi Wolff
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Ellen Richter, Bruno Kastner, Reinhold Schünzel
Overview
A spectacular action-adventure travelogue with stages in Genoa, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Canton, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Brest.

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Directed by
Willi Wolff
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Ellen Richter, Bruno Kastner, Reinhold Schünzel
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • exploration
    • freedom
    • ambition
    Places
    • sea
    • big city
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure
    Directed by
    Willi Wolff
    Written by
    Willi Wolff, Robert Liebmann
    Starring
    Ellen Richter, Bruno Kastner, Reinhold Schünzel, Anton Pointner, Hans Brausewetter, Max Landa, Cläre Lotto, Paul Biensfeldt
    Cinematography
    Werner Brandes
    Runtime
    135 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    No Language

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