---
title: 'The Great Unknown (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Manfred Noa'
released: '1927-11-17'
runtime_minutes: 101
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-unknown-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132996/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Unknown (1927)

1927 · 101 min · Germany

Original title: Der große Unbekannte

## Synopsis

The Great Unknown is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Jack Trevor, Arthur Kraußneck and Andrée Lafayette. It is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Manfred Noa](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-noa)
- **Producer:** [Manfred Noa](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-noa)
- **Screenplay:** [Georg C. Klaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-c-klaren), [Herbert Juttke](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-juttke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans May](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-may)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Planer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-planer)

## Cast

- [Arthur Kraußneck](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-krau-neck)
- [Eugen Neufeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-neufeld)
- [Ellen Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-richter)
- [Ernst Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-reicher)
- [Hugo Werner-Kahle](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-werner-kahle)
- [Evi Eva](https://cinepixo.com/people/evi-eva)
- [Sig Arno](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-arno)
- [Kurt Gerron](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-gerron)
- [Ruth Weyher](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-weyher)
- [Jack Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-trevor)
- [Harry Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hardt)
- [John Loder](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-loder)

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