---
title: 'The Blood of the Ancestors (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Gerhardt'
released: '1920-11-05'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blood-of-the-ancestors-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011008/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blood of the Ancestors (1920)

1920 · Drama · Germany

Original title: Das Blut der Ahnen

## Synopsis

The Blood of the Ancestors is a 1920 German silent film directed by Karl Gerhardt and starring Robert Scholz, Harald Paulsen, and Lil Dagover. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of Decla-Bioscop in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Hermann Warm.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Karl Gerhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-gerhardt-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Wiene](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wiene), [Johannes Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-brandt)
- **Producer:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Willy Hameister](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-hameister)

## Cast

- [Harald Paulsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-paulsen)
- [Robert Scholz](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-scholz-2)
- [Lil Dagover](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-dagover)
- [Maria Zelenka](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-zelenka)
- [Jaro Fürth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaro-furth)

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