Destiny (Der mude Tod) (The Weary Death) (Between Two Worlds) (1921)
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Fritz Lang was a stickler for realism in his American films; not so his German silents, which were fanciful to the point of being fairy tales. Der Müde Tod, Lang's first big critical success, is an allegorical tale of love, fidelity and death. The heroine (Lil Dagover), who in her dreams is… More Fritz Lang was a stickler for realism in his American films; not so his German silents, which were fanciful to the point of being fairy tales. Der Müde Tod, Lang's first big critical success, is an allegorical tale of love, fidelity and death. The heroine (Lil Dagover), who in her dreams is confronted by Mr. Death, argues for the life of her beloved, but is unable to make the personal sacrifices that Death insists upon. Originally presented in three parts, Der Müde Tod was often boiled down to a single film for its non-German showings. Its English-language titles range from The Weary Death to Between Two Worlds to Beyond the Wall to Destiny. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fritz Lang
- Written By
- Thea von Harbou
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1921 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 7, 2000
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Influential silent film
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
It's hard to understand why this striking - and strikingly beautiful - silent epic isn't better known than it is.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
One of the weaker Lang films.
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Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online
Fritz Lang's first noteworthy film is gorgeous to look at and highly imaginative.
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Cast
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Lil Dagover
as Fiametta, Junge Maedchen, Tiaotsien, Zob...
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Walter Janssen
as Der junge Mann, Francesco, Franke, Liang
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Bernhard Goetzke
as Bogner, Der Tod, El Mot
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Rudolf Klein-Rogge
as Derwisch, Girolamo
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Paul Biensfeldt
as Ahi
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Eduard von Winterstein ...
as Kalif
- Grete Berger
- Wilhelm Diegelmann
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Georg John
as Bettler
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Paul Rehkopf
as Kuester
- Hermann Vallentin
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Max Adalbert
as Notar/Schatzmeister
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Hermann Picha
as Schneider
