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7.4As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
Released: 1921-10-0698 minDir: Fritz LangDrama, Fantasy, Thriller
Cast
- Lil Dagover as Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
- Walter Janssen as Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
- Bernhard Goetzke as Death / El Mot / Archer
- Hans Sternberg as Mayor
- Karl Rückert as Reverend
- Max Adalbert as Notary / Chancellor
Themes
- china
- self sacrifice
- fiancé
- wall
- death
- silent film
- stranger
- inn
- expressionism
- cementery
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
7,192 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
- Year
- 1921
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 830094
- Image
- Destiny (1921) title card.jpg
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- publication date
- 1921-10-06
- title
- Der müde Tod
- review score
- 80%
- Commons category
- Destiny (1921 film)
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Categories
1920s romantic fantasy films1921 films1921 German films1921 German-language filmsBabelsberg Studio filmsFilms about personifications of deathFilms directed by Fritz LangFilms of the Weimar RepublicFilms produced by Erich PommerFilms scored by Giuseppe BecceFilms with screenplays by Fritz LangFilms with screenplays by Thea von HarbouGerman black-and-white filmsGerman Expressionist filmsGerman romantic fantasy filmsGerman silent feature filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date