Bestia (film)

Bestia is a 1917 Polish silent film starring Pola Negri. It was directed by Alexander Hertz and released by Warsawbased film studio Sphinx Company. It was released in the U.S. under the title The Polish Dancer in 1921.

Bestia was filmed in Warsaw in 1916 and made its screen debut on January 5, 1917. The film features a lengthy dance sequence from popular theater actress Mia Mara, who was given top billing in a newspaper ad for Bestia in a period Polish newspaper. Mara went on to act in silent films in Germany under the name Lya Mara, most notably performing in G.W. Pabsts The Joyless Street 1925.The film was released theatrically in the United States in 1921 on a States Rights basis by S.R. Levinson under the name The Polish Dancer. Copies of this version of the film survive at the George Eastman house and at the National Film Archive in Poland. ........

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