Max Landa

Max Landa, born Max Landau, was a Russian-born Austrian silent film and stage actor. After working at various theatres in Austria and Germany for about twenty years he was discovered in Berlin as leading man by movie star Asta Nielsen.

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Little Angel (1914)

Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large inheritance from a rich uncle from Chicago. Her unruly “play-acting” for the uncle is preceded by an earlier incident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Alfred Kühne  •  Max Landa  •  Fred Immler

Engelein is a comedy of deliberately mistaken identity. If Jesta, a 17-year-old, can play the part of a 12-year-old, her family will gain a large inheritance from a rich uncle from Chicago. Her unruly “play-acting” for the uncle is preceded by an earlier incident ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Alfred Kühne  •  Max Landa  •  Fred Immler

Anastasia, die falsche Zarentochter (1928)

Anastasia's supposed escape and possible survival was one of the most popular historical mysteries of the 20th century, provoking many books and films. At least ten women claimed to be her, offering varying stories as to how she had survived. Anna Anderson, was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Bergen
CAST:  Lee Parry  •  Hans Stüwe  •  Theodor Loos  •  Olga Engl

Anastasia's supposed escape and possible survival was one of the most popular historical mysteries of the 20th century, provoking many books and films. At least ten women claimed to be her, offering varying stories as to how she had survived. Anna Anderson, was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Bergen
CAST:  Lee Parry  •  Hans Stüwe  •  Theodor Loos  •  Olga Engl

Warum sich scheiden lassen? (1926)

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DIRECTION:  Manfred Noa
CAST:  André Mattoni  •  Colette Brettel  •  Margarete Kupfer  •  Max Landa

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DIRECTION:  Manfred Noa
CAST:  André Mattoni  •  Colette Brettel  •  Margarete Kupfer  •  Max Landa

Moriturus (1920)

A doctor who cannot figure out what is wrong with his patient refers him to a detective, whom he hopes will be able to discern the cause of his mysterious illness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Mueller-Hagens
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Hilde Woerner

A doctor who cannot figure out what is wrong with his patient refers him to a detective, whom he hopes will be able to discern the cause of his mysterious illness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Mueller-Hagens
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Conrad Veidt  •  Hilde Woerner

Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar (1914)

Installment in the popular Stuart Webbs detective series. Directed by Joe May.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  Ernst Reicher  •  Max Landa  •  Olga Engl  •  Alice Hechy

Installment in the popular Stuart Webbs detective series. Directed by Joe May.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  Ernst Reicher  •  Max Landa  •  Olga Engl  •  Alice Hechy

The Suffragette (1913)

Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller  •  Herr Schroot

Nelly's mother is a suffragette and persuades her daughter to join the good cause. Placing a bomb under Lord William's chair love develops between the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller  •  Herr Schroot

The White Roses (1916)

When Hedda is about to appear on stage in Ostende she borrows a piece of jewellery from her fiancé, de Rochord. When a gang of thieves steals it, he calls off the engagement, but Hedda solves the crime singlehandedly and the two are reunited.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Ernst Hofmann  •  Max Landa  •  Fred Immler

When Hedda is about to appear on stage in Ostende she borrows a piece of jewellery from her fiancé, de Rochord. When a gang of thieves steals it, he calls off the engagement, but Hedda solves the crime singlehandedly and the two are reunited.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Ernst Hofmann  •  Max Landa  •  Fred Immler

Das Experiment des Prof. Mithrany (1921)

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DIRECTION:  Dmytro Bukhowetzkyi
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Hanni Weisse  •  Robert Scholz  •  Margit Barnay

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DIRECTION:  Dmytro Bukhowetzkyi
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Hanni Weisse  •  Robert Scholz  •  Margit Barnay

Die Banditen von Asnières (1920)

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DIRECTION:  Karl Mueller-Hagens
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Ferdinand von Alten  •  Hilde Woerner

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DIRECTION:  Karl Mueller-Hagens
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Ferdinand von Alten  •  Hilde Woerner

Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)

Trying to kill herself, Mary is saved by rich Roswolsky.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felix Basch
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Paul Wegener  •  Wilhelm Diegelmann  •  Ferdinand von Alten

Trying to kill herself, Mary is saved by rich Roswolsky.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felix Basch
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Paul Wegener  •  Wilhelm Diegelmann  •  Ferdinand von Alten

Cinderella (1916)

Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an accusation of theft, Mrs. von Harten reveals the truth about being her real mother, and the two are reunited.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa

Growing up with mean foster parents, Lotte is employed as a kitchen maid with the von Harten family. After a dramatic interlude, including an accusation of theft, Mrs. von Harten reveals the truth about being her real mother, and the two are reunited.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa

Das Feuer (1914)

Wanda marries a Count but falls in love with his son. When their relationship is discovered by the Dowager Countess, she locks them in the garden shed and sets fire to it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller  •  Ernst Hofmann

Wanda marries a Count but falls in love with his son. When their relationship is discovered by the Dowager Countess, she locks them in the garden shed and sets fire to it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller  •  Ernst Hofmann

Der Staatsanwalt klagt an (1928)

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DIRECTION:  Adolf Trotz  •  Theodor Sparkuhl
CAST:  Andrée Lafayette  •  Bernhard Goetzke  •  Fritz Kampers  •  Max Landa

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DIRECTION:  Adolf Trotz  •  Theodor Sparkuhl
CAST:  Andrée Lafayette  •  Bernhard Goetzke  •  Fritz Kampers  •  Max Landa

Die schwarze Schachdame (1922)

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DIRECTION:  Heinz Herald
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Harald Paulsen  •  Liane Rosen  •  Leopold von Ledebur

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DIRECTION:  Heinz Herald
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Harald Paulsen  •  Liane Rosen  •  Leopold von Ledebur

White Roses (1916)

A film with Thilda Wardier an actress, Count Adam de Rochard, Lord Kenley / Henry von Muiden, Countess de Rochard, Adam's grandmother, Mr. Morton, Count Henry, the Countess de Rochards son, and a butler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Ernst Hoffman  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller

A film with Thilda Wardier an actress, Count Adam de Rochard, Lord Kenley / Henry von Muiden, Countess de Rochard, Adam's grandmother, Mr. Morton, Count Henry, the Countess de Rochards son, and a butler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Urban Gad
CAST:  Asta Nielsen  •  Ernst Hoffman  •  Max Landa  •  Mary Scheller

Die Kaukasierin (1917)

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DIRECTION:  Joe May  •  Uwe Jens Krafft
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Maria Fein  •  Bruno Kastner  •  Albert Paul

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DIRECTION:  Joe May  •  Uwe Jens Krafft
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Maria Fein  •  Bruno Kastner  •  Albert Paul

The Secret of the American Docks (1919)

James Mistoll, one of the owners of a factory, and working on a process to turn copper ore into radium, falls from a window on the fourth floor and dies; This was no accident, but a murder. A detective sends his assistant, Barnes, to investigate and soon the number ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Gustav Botz  •  Carl Grünwald  •  Leonhard Haskel  •  Ria Jende

James Mistoll, one of the owners of a factory, and working on a process to turn copper ore into radium, falls from a window on the fourth floor and dies; This was no accident, but a murder. A detective sends his assistant, Barnes, to investigate and soon the number ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Gustav Botz  •  Carl Grünwald  •  Leonhard Haskel  •  Ria Jende

Das Gesetz der Mine (1915)

A black African avenges his father by murdering the inspector of a diamond mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Ellen Richter  •  Louis Brody

A black African avenges his father by murdering the inspector of a diamond mine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  Max Landa  •  Ellen Richter  •  Louis Brody

Flight Around the World (1925)

A spectacular action-adventure travelogue with stages in Genoa, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Canton, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Brest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willi Wolff
CAST:  Ellen Richter  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Bruno Kastner  •  Anton Pointner

A spectacular action-adventure travelogue with stages in Genoa, Suez, Colombo, Singapore, Canton, Yokohama, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York and Brest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willi Wolff
CAST:  Ellen Richter  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Bruno Kastner  •  Anton Pointner

Der Würger der Welt (1920)

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DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Arthur Bergen  •  Leo Connard  •  Max Landa  •  Rose Lichtenstein

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DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Arthur Bergen  •  Leo Connard  •  Max Landa  •  Rose Lichtenstein
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