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Destiny

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Destiny

"Love is Stronger Than Death"

1921

1h 38m

7.4(178 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Thriller

Overview

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.

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10 featured cast members

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Lil Dagover

Lil Dagover

Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien

Walter Janssen

Walter Janssen

Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang

Bernhard Goetzke

Bernhard Goetzke

Death / El Mot / Archer

Hans Sternberg

Hans Sternberg

Mayor

Karl Rückert

Reverend

Max Adalbert

Max Adalbert

Notary / Chancellor

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Wilhelm Diegelmann

Doctor

Erich Pabst

Teacher

Karl Platen

Karl Platen

Pharmacist

Hermann Picha

Hermann Picha

Taylor

Creative team

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Fritz Lang
Thea von Harbou

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