The Mayor of Zalamea () is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Lil Dagover, Albert Steinrück and Agnes Straub. The film was based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca's historic Spanish play of the same name. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was Berger's debut as a director.

Cast

Lil Dagover as Isabel

Albert Steinrück as Pedro Crespo

Agnes Straub as Chispa

Elisabeth Horn as Ines

Lothar Müthel as Juan

Heinrich Witte as Don Alvaro

Max Schreck as Don Mendo

Ernst Legal as Sergeant

Ernst Rotmund as Rebolledo

Hermann Vallentin

Armin Schweizer

Helmuth Krüger

References

Bibliography

Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.

The Mayor of Zalamea (1920 film)

External links

1920 films

Films of the Weimar Republic

German silent feature films

German historical drama films

1920s historical drama films

Films directed by Ludwig Berger

Films set in Spain

German films based on plays

Films based on works by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Films set in the 16th century

German black-and-white films

Films produced by Erich Pommer

1920 drama films

Silent historical drama films

1920s German films

Films shot at Babelsberg Studios

1920s German-language films

The Mayor of Zalamea (1920 film)