Stellan Rye

Stellan Rye
Born(1880-07-04)4 July 1880
Randers, Denmark
Died14 November 1914(1914-11-14) (aged 34)
OccupationFilm director
Military service
Cause of deathDied as prisoner of war
AllegianceGerman Empire
BranchReichsheer
Years of service1914

Stellan Rye (4 July 1880 – 14 November 1914) was a Danish-born film director, active in the early 20th century. Rye was born in Randers.

In 1913 he created (together with Hanns Heinz Ewers and Paul Wegener) the silent film Der Student von Prag (The Student of Prague). At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Reichsheer (German Army). He died in France, a prisoner of war.

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