Der Müller und sein Kind

Der Müller und sein Kind, a silent film made in 1911, is the oldest Austrian drama film to survive in its entirety. It was produced by the Österreichisch-Ungarische Kinoindustrie, which later in 1911 changed its name to become the Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie. The same company had filmed the same plot in the previous year, but of that version nothing survives. The film is based on the late Romantic supernatural melodrama by Ernst Raupach, a very popular work, which was first performed to great acclaim in 1830 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, and thereafter was performed in many theatres at Halloween well into the 20th century. The film had its premiere on 21 October 1911 in Vienna. According to the producers the film had a length of around...