Der müde Tod (1921)

Drama Fantasy Thriller

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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1924-07-06

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FACTS

Runtime: 105 mins Rating: 7.5 Tag Line: Love is Stronger Than Death

Cast

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Derwisch / Girolamo

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Doctor / Arzt

Lil Dagover

Herself

Max Adalbert

Notary / Notar / Schatzmeister / Chancellor

Georg John

Beggar / Bettler

Bernhard Goetzke

Death / Der Tod / El Mot / Bogner / Archer

Grete Berger

Mother / Mutter

Lydia Potechina

Landlady / Wirtin