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All productions of the period were silent and apart from major features were usually no more than 20 minutes in length, and this applied also to the productions of Wiener
Kunstfilm. Several subjects were produced twice. The following list is a selection of their work, mostly dramas; only a very few
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companies. In order to be able to resist these financially powerful international companies, Wiener
Kunstfilm, in its role as the first Austrian film production company, needed, and received, the full support of patriotic media and cinema proprietors.
126:, as well as achieving a number of other Austrian cinematic firsts. Due to its coverage of important events, Wiener Kunstfilm also has great significance as the chronicler of the last years of the
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Kunstfilm were
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of the enormous quantity of weekly news reels are noted.
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Kunstfilm was apparently located in
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Kunstfilm-Industrie, with
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Caneppele, GĂĽnter Krenn (eds.):
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164:Co-workers
130:monarchy.
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