About Alfred Abel
Alfred Peter Abel was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in more than 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938. His best-known performance was as Joh Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film, Metropolis. Abel received his first acting job in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. During the first part of the twentieth century, Abel began working towards a film career. At the beginning of the 1920s, Abel began considering a career as a director and created the production company Artifex Film.
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