On the Brink of Paradise
- Carl de Vogt: Kara Ben Nemsi / Abdul Malik
- Meinhart Maur: Hajji Halef Omar / Saduak
- Gustav Kirchberg: Hassan Ardschir / Hussein Mohammed
- Dora Gerson: Dschana Ardschir Mirza
- Clare Lotto: Benda Ardschir Mirza
- Tronier Funder: Selim Aga
- Anna von Palen: Marah Durimeh
- Bela Lugosi in a Supporting Role
On the ruins of paradise is a German silent film from 1920. It is based on the chapter The raid from the novel From Baghdad to Istanbul by Karl May His first performance took place on October 7, 1920 in the chamber - air theater in Dresden.
Action
Kara Ben Nemsi rushes a hijacked by Kurdish Persian travel company for help. This is the external frame story, which is told by one of the saved. Interwoven This is a dream, the Kara Ben Nemsi has. It can Marah Durimeh look back him through a mystical crystal in the early days of the Muslim religion.
Comments
Producer Marie Luise Droop knew Karl May in person. She ran with her husband, Dr. Adolf Droop after May's death from 1913 to 1915, the Karl- May- association. She succeeded, the widow of Karl May, Klara May, to inspire a film adaptation in 1920 and founded for this purpose the " Ustad - Film" ( Ustad is a character from the Karl May novel In the Realm of the Silver Lion ).
The film was billed as " a change image from distant zones in 6 acts" and was actually filmed as the second of a small series of Karl May movies of Ustad movie, but listed first. The premiere took place, as a reference against Karl May, in Dresden. Klara May was present at the launch.
The film was not a commercial success. Currently there are no copies of the film have vanished. He therefore considered lost.