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Der müde Tod

  • 19211921
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 54m
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7.6/10
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Der müde Tod (1921)
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DramaFantasyHorror
When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.
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    • Fritz Lang
    • Fritz Lang
    • Thea von Harbou
  • Stars
    • Bernhard Goetzke
    • Lil Dagover
    • Walter Janssen
    • Fritz Lang
    • Fritz Lang
    • Thea von Harbou
  • Stars
    • Bernhard Goetzke
    • Lil Dagover
    • Walter Janssen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 39User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
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    Bernhard Goetzke
    Bernhard Goetzke
    • Death…
    Lil Dagover
    Lil Dagover
    • Young Woman…
    Walter Janssen
    Walter Janssen
    • Young Man…
    Hans Sternberg
    • Mayor…
    Karl Rückert
    • Reverend
    • (as Carl Rückert)
    Max Adalbert
    Max Adalbert
    • Notary…
    Wilhelm Diegelmann
    Wilhelm Diegelmann
    • Doctor…
    Erich Pabst
    • Teacher…
    Karl Platen
    • Pharmacist…
    Hermann Picha
    • Taylor…
    Paul Rehkopf
    • Grave-Digger…
    Max Pfeiffer
    • Night Watchman…
    Georg John
    Georg John
    • Beggar…
    Lydia Potechina
    Lydia Potechina
    • Landlady…
    Grete Berger
    Grete Berger
    • Mother…
    Eduard von Winterstein
    Eduard von Winterstein
    • Kalif
    Erika Unruh
    • Ayesha
    Rudolf Klein-Rogge
    Rudolf Klein-Rogge
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      • Thea von Harbou
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    • Trivia
      Alfred Hitchcock's favorite film.
    • Quotes

      Junge Maedchen: You dread, awful cactus, you!

    • Alternate versions
      DVD "Destiny (Der müd Tod)" (c) 2000 by Film Preservation Associates, with English titles and inter-titles by Ulrich Ruedel, tinted with added musical score, running at 99 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)

    User reviews39

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    10/10
    Lang Shows the Way
    I don't know why, but one of my favorite film genres is German Expressionism. Like American film noir, it creates a dark vision of human existence from which a flowering of truth unfolds. And this truth is not what the protagonist wants to hear and comes at a great price. I love this stuff.

    I recently had the opportunity to view "Der Müde Tod" theatrically, and it was pure heaven. Billed as Fritz Lang's first big hit, it's easy to see why. Filled with lavish spectacle and special effects, the film still maintains it's human level. And such a story: a young newlywed husband is taken by Death on his honeymoon. As in a fairytale, the bride is able to confront Death and beg for you her husbands return. Death will grant her this if she can once cheat him of one who is about to die. She is given three chances to pull off this trick, which transport her to Persia, Venice and China. Death, her husband and herself are characters in each of these fanciful locales. All this leads back to a gripping finale in Germany where it all began.

    As far as silent movies go, this is one of the best.
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1922 (Finland)
      • Germany
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production company
      • Decla-Bioscop AG
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Silent

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