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Alfred Abel, Anton Edthofer, Grete Berger

In this beautifully restored version of F.W. Murnau's classic film based on the popular newspaper serial by Gerhart Hauptmann, Alfred Abel stars as a man doomed by ambition and class. When would-be po...( read more  read more... )et Lorenz (Abel) is hit by a carriage, he becomes obsessed with its passenger -- the daughter of one of the city's wealthiest families. But he can't have her. Instead, he attempts to woo her evil look-alike, a prostitute in a local nightclub.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 5 min.

Directed by: F.W. Murnau

Release Date: November 13, 1922

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DVD Release Date: September 12, 2006

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  • codyfranklin2
    November 30, 2008
    codyfranklin2
    At times visually stunning, but the story is weak and boring. You see flashes of Murnau's genius in Phantom, but compared to his later work(Sunrise & Pandora's Box) this film fails.
  • daakmore
    December 1, 2008
    daakmore
    Entertaining silent drama, the story pays off nicely but some of the plot threads don't really feel necessary or lead anywhere.
  • MECreviews
    March 24, 2008
    MECreviews
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.

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