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Der steinerne Reiter (1923)

Also known as The Stone Rider

1923 · Silent film · 73 min · dir. Fritz Wendhausen

  • Drama
  • Horror

Synopsis

In a distant Teutonic village, people dance and drink merrily celebrating a wedding feast. However, an elderly man tells the villagers that the valley where they live wasn't always happy but sorrowful. This was due to the tyranny of the master of the mountains ( Herr Rudolf Klein-Rogge as wild as his hairdo ) who ruled the valley despotically.He lived in a Schloss up the mountains, whipped his servants for any reason (Sound familiar?) and when a wedding was going to be celebrated, he descended…

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Details

Director
Fritz Wendhausen
Writer
Fritz Wendhausen
Cinematography
Carl Hoffmann
Studio
Decla-Bioscop
Released
1923-03-31
Original title
Der steinerne Reiter
Running time
73 minutes

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