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title: 'The Galley Slave (1919)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rochus Gliese'
released: '1919-01-01'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-galley-slave-1919'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010151/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Galley Slave (1919)

1919 · Germany

Original title: Der Galeerensträfling

## Synopsis

The Galley Slave is a 1919 German silent historical adventure film directed by Rochus Gliese and Paul Wegener and starring Wegener, Lyda Salmonova, and Paul Hartmann. Inspired by several of the novels of Honoré de Balzac including Lost Illusions, it was released in two parts on separate dates during October 1919. Although Gliese was the principal credited director, the film's star Wegener also worked on its production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rochus Gliese](https://cinepixo.com/people/rochus-gliese)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener)
- **Producer:** [Paul Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-davidson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frederik Fuglsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederik-fuglsang)

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