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The Transformation of Dr. Bessel

The Transformation of Dr. Bessel is a 1927 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Sophie Pagay and Hans Stüwe. The film was based on a novel by Ludwig Wolff. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. It has thematic similarities with Ernst Lubitsch's 1932 film The Man I Killed. Whereas that film featured a French soldier partially assuming the identity of a dead German, in Oswald's film a German is able to survive by pretending to be French.

Synopsis
During the First World War, a German soldier escapes capture on the battlefield by taking the uniform of a French soldier. He then marries and settles down in Marseille, abandoning any sense of national identity. Due to his language skills he is able to become a major success in international commerce. ==Cast==
Cast
Jakob Tiedtke as Fabrikant Julius Bessel • Sophie Pagay as Frau Bessel • Hans Stüwe as Alexander, ihr Sohn • Agnes Esterhazy as Helene Bissel, Alexanders Frau • Gertrud Eysoldt as Frau Pelagie Trouille • Agnes Petersen-Mozzuchinowa as Germaine, ihre Nichte • Kurt Gerron as der Grieche Georgakopoulos • Angelo Ferrari as der Spanier Pedro de Ferrante • Betty Astor as Karin Lundbye, ein Modell • Sig Arno as Chevallier, ein französischer Soldat • Rosa Valetti as Die Wirtin des Hotel garni • Hella Kürty as Paulette, Hotelstubenmädchen • Hermann Picha as Ein französischer Buchhändler • Max Neufeld as Ein französischer Major • Otto Wallburg as Ein französischer Sergeant • Curt Bois as Simche Regierer • Ilka Grüning as Frau Regierer • Ferdinand Bonn as Oberst Jovan Simonitsch • Lydia Potechina as Frau Simonitsch • Hertha von Walther as Eine Miß • Georg Burghardt as Ein französischer Offizier • Eva SpeyerJaro FürthHugo DöblinFriedrich KühneHarry Nestor ==References==
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