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Destiny (German: Der müde Tod: ein deutsches Volkslied in sechs Versen (Weary Death: A German Folk Story in Six Verses); originally released in the United States as Behind the Wall) is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover.
Destiny: Directed by Fritz Lang. With Bernhard Goetzke, Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Hans Sternberg. When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Fritz Lang
- 1922-01-30
Feb 6, 2021 · When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate. Director: Fritz LangWriters: Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouStars: Ber...
Jun 27, 2018 · Der müde Tod ( Destiny, 1921 Germany 94 min) Prod. Co: Decla-Bioscop AG Prod: Erich Pommer Dir: Fritz Lang Scr: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou Phot: Bruno Mondi, Erich Nitzschmann, Herrmann Saalfrank, Bruno Timm, Fritz Arno Wagner Ed: Fritz Lang Art Dir: Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig, Hermann Warm. Cast: Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard ...
- Daniel Lammin
Jun 8, 2017 · Destiny, originally titled Der Müde Tod (weary death), is a deeply mysterious tragic melodrama that contrives also to be an expressionist satire, an absurdist opera about our hardwired day-to-day ...
- 1 min
- Peter Bradshaw
The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It also follows three other tragic romances, set in a Middle Eastern city; in Venice, Italy; and in the Chinese Empire. Destiny is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri.
Synopsis. Love is Stronger Than Death. As 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.