{"product_id":"conrad-veidt-demon-of-the-silver-screen-his-life-and-works-in-context-9781476690810","title":"Conrad Veidt, Demon of the Silver Screen: His Life and Works in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book depicts the life of Conrad Veidt (1893-1943), the defining German actor of Expressionist cinema in the 1920s. His legendary performance in \u003ci\u003eDas Cabinet des Dr. Caligari\u003c\/i\u003e (1919\/20) earned him the epithet \"Demon of the Screen\" and made Veidt an international star. To this day, Veidt is considered an icon of early horror film. He showed his acting range in more than a hundred films, among them masterpieces such as \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e (1921), \u003ci\u003eOrlac's Hands\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Bagdad\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), and \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e (1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conrad Veidt used his acting career to become socially and politically involved, starting with the film \u003ci\u003eAnders als die Anderen\u003c\/i\u003e, the first film to advocate homosexual rights, in 1919. After the Nazis came to power, he left Germany to protest anti-Semitism and Nazi rule. Along with his biography, this book provides insights into the development of filmmaking from its beginnings through the 1940s, an epoch of cinematic art marked by technical innovations like sound and color film and by world-shaking events, including two world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabine Schwientek\u003c\/b\u003e is a communication designer, art historian, and a freelance artist and author. She lives in the Bergisches Land region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50867555008786,"sku":"9781476690810","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bf80e4e-66b0-41bc-817c-98cccd2b4739.jpg?v=1737697967","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conrad-veidt-demon-of-the-silver-screen-his-life-and-works-in-context-9781476690810","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}