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Destiny (1921)

1921 · Silent film · 98 min · dir. Fritz Lang

Love is Stronger Than Death

  • Romance
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.

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Details

Director
Fritz Lang
Writer
Fritz Lang
Cinematography
Fritz Arno Wagner
Studio
Decla-Bioscop
Released
1921-10-06
Original title
Der müde Tod
Awards
2 nominations total
Running time
98 minutes
Language
German

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