The Erl-King

Le Roi des Aulnes
by Marie-Louise IRIBE• 1930• 52min• Fiction• Literary adaptation, Fantasy and science fiction, Drama
with Joe Hamman, Mary Costes, Raymond Lapon
3 formatsFrench5 subtitles languages

As a young father carries his ailing son to their lodgings on horseback, the child repeatedly hears Death, whom he sees as the Erl-King, calling to him. The Erl-King features in a number of German poems and ballads as an evil being who haunts forests and lures travellers to their deaths. The film is based on a poem by Goethe.

  • year
    1930
  • nationality
    France
  • running time
    52min
  • rights end
    01/12/2026
  • colour
    Black and white
  • countries excluded
    Andorre, Belgique, France, Irlande, Luxembourg, Monaco, Suisse, United Kingdom
  • distributor
    MK2 FILMS
  • producers
    Les Artistes Réunis
  • original work authors
    Goethe

Kit de ressources

  • 9media
  • 3technical resources

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