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The Passion Play
Also known as [The Horitz Passion Play]
(1897) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by W.W. ‘Doc’ Freeman (Walter W. Freeman)

Cast: Jordan Willochko [Jesus Christ], Anna Wenzieger [Mary], Joseph Frephies [Caiaphas]

W.B. Hurd, Marc Klaw and Abraham L. Erlanger production; distributed by [?] Klaw & Erlanger and/or Edison Manufacturing Company? / Produced by W.W. ‘Doc’ Freeman (Walter W. Freeman). Cinematography by Charles Webster. / Released 22 November 1897. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot in the village of Höritz in Bavaria.

Drama: Historical.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Bavaria: Höritz - Jesus Christ

Listing updated: 8 September 2023.

References: Altman-Sound pp. 87, 88; Bardèche-History p. 30; Fell-History p. 20; Robinson-Palace p. 85; Shirley-Australian pp. 10, 281-282 : Website-IMDb.