The Evangelist
Directed by	Holger-Madsen
Written by	Holger-Madsen Hermann Kienzl Wilhelm Kienzl (opera)
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Paul Hartmann Hanni Weisse Elisabeth Bergner
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang
Production company	Union-Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	4 January 1924 (1924-01-04)
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

The Evangelist (German: Der Evangelimann) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Paul Hartmann, Hanni Weisse and Elisabeth Bergner.^[1] It is based on the 1895 opera Der Evangelimann by Wilhelm Kienzl.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer. It was released by the German major studio UFA.

• Paul Hartmann as Evangelimann, Lehrer einer Klosterschule
• Hanni Weisse as Mutter / Tochter
• Jacob Feldhammer as Bruder des Evangelimanns
• Heinrich Peer as Engel, Justitiar des Stiftes St. Othmar
• Elisabeth Bergner as Magdalena
• Hans Leiter as Der Giraffe
• Holger-Madsen as Schneider Zitterbart
• Dr. Jockl as Die Bulldogge
• Harry Halm as Bettelbub
• Adolphe Engers
• Loni Nest
• Sigrid Onegin

• Grange, William. Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

• The Evangelist at IMDb

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