# The Wandering Light

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1916 film

The Wandering Light Directed by Robert Wiene Written by Ernst von Wildenbruch (story) Irene Daland Robert Wiene Produced by Oskar Messter Starring Henny Porten Bruno Decarli Theodor Becker Production company Messter Film Release date 1 September 1916 (1916-09-01) Country Germany Languages Silent German intertitles

***The Wandering Light*** (German: ***Das wandernde Licht***) is a 1916 [German](/source/Cinema_of_Germany) [silent](/source/Silent_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Robert Wiene](/source/Robert_Wiene) and starring [Henny Porten](/source/Henny_Porten), [Bruno Decarli](/source/Bruno_Decarli) and [Theodor Becker](/source/Theodor_Becker_(actor)). It was based on a short story by [Ernst von Wildenbruch](/source/Ernst_von_Wildenbruch).[1] A Count marries a woman who come to wrongly believe that he is mad.[2]

## Cast

- [Henny Porten](/source/Henny_Porten) – Anna von Glassner

- [Bruno Decarli](/source/Bruno_Decarli) – Baron von Fahrenwald

- [Theodor Becker](/source/Theodor_Becker_(actor)) – Kammerdiener des Barons

- [Emil Rameau](/source/Emil_Rameau) – Major von Glassner

- [Elsa Wagner](/source/Elsa_Wagner) – Frau von Glassner

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jung & Schatzberg p.33

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jung & Schatzberg p.33-34

## Bibliography

- Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. *Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene*. Berghahn Books, 1999.

## External links

- [*The Wandering Light*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007534/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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