The Wildcat
1921 | 85m | German
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Ernst Lubitsch |
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| Writer: | Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch |
| Staring: |
| A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 14, 1921 |
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| Director: | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Writer: | Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | silent film, masochist, german expressionism |
| Production Companies | Projektions-AG Union |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 30, 2025 Entered: Sep 30, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pola Negri | Rischka |
| Victor Janson | Kommandant der Festung Tossenstein |
| Paul Heidemann | Leutnant Alexis |
| Wilhelm Diegelmann | Räuberhauptmann Claudius |
| Hermann Thimig | Pepo |
| Edith Meller | Lilli |
| Marga Köhler | Frau des Kommandanten |
| Paul Graetz | Zofano |
| Erwin Kopp | Tripo |
| Paul Biensfeldt | Dafko |
| Max Kronert | Masilio |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Max Kronert | Art Direction |
| Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Hanns Kräly | Writer |
| Ernst Stern | Art Direction, Costume Design |
| Ernst Lubitsch | Director, Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Davidson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 795 | 915 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 587 | 783 |