---
title: 'The Gypsy Chief (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Wilhelm'
released: '1929-03-27'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gypsy-chief-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Gypsy Chief (1929)

1929 · Drama · Germany

Original title: Der Zigeunerprimas

## Synopsis

The Gypsy Chief is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta Der Zigeunerprimas composed by Emmerich Kálmán with a libretto by Julius Wilhelm and Fritz Grünbaum. Robert A. Dietrich worked as the film's art director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Wilhelm](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-wilhelm)
- **Screenplay:** [Bobby E. Lüthge](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-e-luthge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Emmerich Kálmán](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmerich-kalman)
- **Producer:** [Gustav Althoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-althoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Max Grix](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-grix)

## Cast

- [Gyula Szöreghy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gyula-szoreghy)
- [Robert Garrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-garrison)
- [Fritz Schulz](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-schulz)
- [Fritz Beckmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-beckmann)
- [Paul Heidemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-heidemann)
- [Kurt Brenkendorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-brenkendorf)
- [Ernő Verebes](https://cinepixo.com/people/erno-verebes)
- [Raimondo Van Riel](https://cinepixo.com/people/raimondo-van-riel)
- [Hugo Flink](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-flink)
- [Emmy Wyda](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmy-wyda)
- [Margarete Schlegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-schlegel)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gypsy-chief-1929
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