Cast overview: | |||
Alfred Abel | ... | Lorenz Lubota | |
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Frida Richard | ... | Lubotas Mutter / Lubota's Mother (as Frieda Richard) |
Aud Egede-Nissen | ... | Melanie Lubota | |
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | ... | Hugo Lubota (as H.H. v. Twardowski) | |
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Adolf Klein | ... | Eisenwarenhändler Harlan |
Olga Engl | ... | Harlans Frau / Harlan's Wife | |
Lya De Putti | ... | Veronika Harlan / Mellitta (as Lya de Putti) | |
Ilka Grüning | ... | Baronin / Baroness | |
Grete Berger | ... | Pfandleiherin Schwabe / Pawnbroker Schwabe | |
Anton Edthofer | ... | Wigottschinski | |
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Karl Etlinger | ... | Buchbinder Starke / Bookbinder Starke (as Karl Ettlinger) |
Lil Dagover | ... | Marie Starke | |
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Heinrich Witte | ... | Amtsdiener / Clerk |
Wilhelm Diegelmann | ... | Literary Editor | |
Gerhart Hauptmann | ... | Self in Opening Credits |
Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is immediately infatuated with her. His life begins to spiral out of control as he searches for this girl and tries to win her heart. Written by page8701
A much underestimated movie. I've seen several of Murnau's flicks, and while I am the generally a big fan of his work, this one is actually one of my favorites. In a dreamlike manner it tells a story of main character's obsession with a manipulative and cruel woman. His love and desire makes him lose his senses - to a point where object of his passion becomes like a haunting spectre, a phantom. In some way Phantom is a forecast of another german picture, the famous Blaue Engel. Although the plot in one way or another has become a Hollywood cliche over the years, the movie is dark, strange and compelling. Murnau's depiction of insanity, especially in the final scenes is by itself a milestone of cinema.