Destiny (1921)
Der müde Tod (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 37min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 30 Jan 1922 (Finland)
- Movie
When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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| Bernhard Goetzke | ... |
Death / Der Tod / El Mot / Bogner / Archer
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| Lil Dagover | ... |
Young Woman / Das junge Mädchen / Zobeide / Monna Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
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| Walter Janssen | ... |
Young Man / Der junge Mann / Franke / Giovan Francesco / Liang
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Hans Sternberg | ... |
Mayor / Bürgermeister
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Karl Rückert | ... |
Reverend
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| Max Adalbert | ... |
Notary / Notar / Schatzmeister / Chancellor
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| Wilhelm Diegelmann | ... |
Doctor / Arzt
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Erich Pabst | ... |
Teacher / Lehrer
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Karl Platen | ... |
Pharmacist / Apotheker
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Hermann Picha | ... |
Taylor / Schneider
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Paul Rehkopf | ... |
Grave-Digger / Küster
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Max Pfeiffer | ... |
Night Watchman / Nachtwächter
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| Georg John | ... |
Beggar / Bettler
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| Lydia Potechina | ... |
Landlady / Wirtin
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| Grete Berger | ... |
Mother / Mutter
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| Eduard von Winterstein | ... |
Kalif
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Erika Unruh | ... |
Ayesha
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| Rudolf Klein-Rogge | ... |
Derwisch / Girolamo
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Lothar Müthel | ... |
Messenger / Vertrauter
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Edgar Pauly | ... |
Girolamo's Friend
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Louis Brody | ... |
Moor / Mohr
(as Lewis Brody)
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| Károly Huszár | ... |
China's Emperor / Kaiser
(as Karl Huszar)
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Paul Biensfeldt | ... |
A Hi
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Paul Neumann | ... |
Executioner / Henker
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Hellmuth Hiemstra | ... |
Vertraute des Girolamo
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Edgar Klitzsch | ... |
Arzt
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Loisia Lehnert | ... |
Mutter
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Neumann-Schüler | ... |
Henker
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Lina Paulsen | ... |
Amme
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Ernst Rückert | ... |
Pfarrer
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Marie Wismar | ... |
Alte Frau
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Directed by
| Fritz Lang | ||
Written by
| Fritz Lang | ... | () |
| Thea von Harbou | ... | () |
Produced by
| Erich Pommer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Giuseppe Becce | ||
| Karl-Ernst Sasse | ... | (as Karl-Ernst Sasse Sr.) |
| Peter Schirmann | ||
Cinematography by
| Bruno Mondi | ||
| Erich Nitzschmann | ||
| Herrmann Saalfrank | ||
| Bruno Timm | ||
| Fritz Arno Wagner | ||
Editing by
| Fritz Lang | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Herlth | ||
| Walter Röhrig | ||
| Hermann Warm | ||
Costume Design by
| Heinrich Umlauff | ||
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Hegerwald | ... | lighting technician |
| Ernst Kunstmann | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Frank Strobel | ... | conductor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Decla-Bioscop AG (1921) (Germany) (theatrical)
- AB Biornstads Filmkompani (1922) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Birdie Film (1922) (France) (theatrical)
- Phillips Film Company (1924) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Weiss Brothers Artclass Pictures (1924) (United States) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- Flicker Alley (2015) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Kino Lorber (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2017) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Eureka Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (as 'Destiny')
- Eureka Entertainment (2017) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as 'Destiny')
- Films sans Frontières (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Films sans Frontières (2018) (World-wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Die Fritz Lang Box)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (Die Fritz Lang Box)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
As 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. In each story, a woman, trying to save her lover from his ultimate tragic fate, fails. The young lady realizes the meaning of the tales and takes the only step she can to reunite herself with her lover.
Written by Doug Sederberg |
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| Taglines | The Movie That Inspired Hitchcock and Bunuel! (2016) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Alfred Hitchcock's favorite film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Quotes |
Junge Maedchen:
You dread, awful cactus, you! See more » |