Destiny

Destiny

Destiny

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Destiny

"Love is Stronger Than Death"

1921

1h 38m

7.4(162 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Lil Dagover

Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien

Lil Dagover

Acting

Walter Janssen

Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang

Walter Janssen

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Bernhard Goetzke

Death / El Mot / Archer

Bernhard Goetzke

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Hans Sternberg

Mayor

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Karl Rückert

Reverend

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Max Adalbert

Notary / Chancellor

Max Adalbert

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Wilhelm Diegelmann

Doctor

Wilhelm Diegelmann

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Erich Pabst

Teacher

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Karl Platen

Pharmacist

Karl Platen

Acting

Hermann Picha

Taylor

Hermann Picha

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Paul Rehkopf

Gravedigger

Paul Rehkopf

Production

Max Pfeiffer

Night Watchman

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Acting

Georg John

Beggar

Georg John

Acting

Lydia Potechina

Landlady

Lydia Potechina

Acting

Grete Berger

Mother

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Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Dervish / Girolamo

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

Acting

Eduard von Winterstein

Caliph (uncredited)

Eduard von Winterstein

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Lothar Müthel

Confidant (uncredited)

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Edgar Pauly

Girolamo's Friend (uncredited)

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Louis Brody

Moor (uncredited)

Louis Brody

Acting

Károly Huszár

Emperor of China

Károly Huszár

Acting

Paul Biensfeldt

A Hi (uncredited)

Paul Biensfeldt

Acting

Neumann-Schüler

Executioner (uncredited)

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Ernst Rückert

Priest (uncredited)

Ernst Rückert

Acting

Hermann Vallentin

(uncredited)

Hermann Vallentin

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Erika Unruh

Ayesha

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