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7.4As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
Released: 1921-10-0698 minDir: Fritz LangDrama, Fantasy, Thriller
Cast
- Lil Dagover as Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
- Walter Janssen as Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
- Bernhard Goetzke as Death / El Mot / Archer
- Hans Sternberg as Mayor
- Karl Rückert as Reverend
- Max Adalbert as Notary / Chancellor
Themes
- china
- self sacrifice
- fiancé
- wall
- death
- silent film
- stranger
- inn
- expressionism
- cementery
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
7,192 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
- Year
- 1921
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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