Die Pest in Florenz (1919)

Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture ... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Rippert

Writers:

Fritz Lang, Edgar Allan Poe (story)

Stars:

Theodor Becker, Karl Bernhard, Julietta Brandt

Cast

Credited cast:
Theodor Becker	...	Franciscan Monk
Karl Bernhard	...	Lorenzos Vertrauter
Julietta Brandt	...	Death (as Julie Brandt)
Erner Huebsch	...	Mönch
Franz Knaak	...	Kardinal
Otto Mannstaedt	...	Cesare
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg	...	Julias erste Bedienerin
Marga von Kierska	...	Evil Woman
Hans Walter	...	Julias Vertrauter
Anders Wikman	...	Cesare's Son

Storyline

Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture the woman can be carried out, then turns the city's churches into dens of sexual debauchery. Acts of evil and corruption continue unabated until the arrival of Death, who brings with her a horrible plague which she is about to loose upon the city.

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Plot Keywords:

death | plague | florence italy | patricide | good versus evil | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Germany

Release Date:

23 October 1919 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The Plague in Florence

Company Credits

Production Co:

Decla-Bioscop AG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 92 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Masque of the Red Death (1989)

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