Phantom
1922 · Movie · 119 min · ★ 6.9 · 48% critics
A drifting city clerk is struck by a passing carriage and becomes consumed by the woman inside. His fixation pulls him into debt, deception, and a worsening spiral that turns a simple melodrama into a moody cautionary tale about obsession and self-destruction.
Based on Q111397509
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Details
- Years
- 1922
- Release date
- 1922-11-13
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (51 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy silent-era melodramas with a dreamlike, unsettling mood and a psychological spiral, especially if Destiny or The Haunted Castle appeal to you; Not for you if you want brisk pacing or an easy protagonist to support.
Pros: eerie atmosphere; imaginative visuals; compelling obsession theme | Cons: slow pacing; thin story; hard-to-root-for lead
Themes
- road accident
- infatuation
- shopping spree
Cast & crew
Alfred Abel
as Lorenz Lubota
- GB
Grete Berger
as Pfandleiherin Schwabe / Pawnbroker Schwabe
Lil Dagover
as Marie Starke
Lya De Putti
as Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
Anton Edthofer
as Wigottschinski
Aud Egede-Nissen
as Melanie Lubota
Olga Engl
as Harlans Frau / Harlan's Wife
Karl Etlinger
as Buchbinder Starke / Bookbinder Starke
Ilka Grüning
as Baronin / Baroness
- AK
Adolf Klein
as Harlan
Directed by F. W. Murnau