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Michael

6.4/10
TMDB55 votes
1924Original: German95 min

A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.

Genres: Drama, Romance
Cast: Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Max Auzinger, Robert Garrison

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About Michael

Michael (1924) is a film in the drama, romance genres. Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The cast includes Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Max Auzinger.

Released
1924-09-26
Original language
German
Runtime
95 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Germany
Production companies
UFA
Writers
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thea von Harbou

Michael cast & characters

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What is Michael about?

A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.

Who stars in Michael?

Walter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Max Auzinger, Robert Garrison, Karl Freund. See the cast cards above for character names.

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