Destiny
1921 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.4 · 85% critics
A young couple stops at a small village inn, but Death abducts the man and keeps him locked away behind an immense wall. The woman discovers a way in and faces Death, who shares three separate stories set in exotic places, each echoing the circumstances around her.
Also known as Between Two Worlds
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Details
- Original title
- Der müde Tod
- Years
- 1921
- Release date
- 1921-10-06
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (174 votes)
About
If you enjoy silent-era love-and-death fables like The Seventh Seal or Die Nibelungen: Siegfried, you’ll likely appreciate Destiny’s eerie atmosphere and daring imagination; Not for you if you dislike slow midsections or multiple story detours.
Pros: haunting Death concept; stunning visuals; dark, fable-like mood | Cons: middle act drags; pacing lags midsection; segments feel separate
Themes
- china
- self sacrifice
- fiancé
- wall
- death
- silent film
- stranger
- inn
- expressionism
- cementery
- life after death
- death personified
- +1 more
Cast & crew
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
- KR
Karl Rückert
as Reverend
Max Adalbert
as Notary / Chancellor
Wilhelm Diegelmann
as Doctor
- EP
Erich Pabst
as Teacher
Karl Platen
as Pharmacist
Hermann Picha
as Taylor
Directed by Fritz Lang