The Dance of Death (1919 film)
The Dance of Death (German: Der Totentanz) is a 1919 German silent horror film directed by Otto Rippert and starring Werner Krauss, Sascha Gura and Karl Bernhard.[1]
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| Directed by | Otto Rippert |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Fritz Lang |
| Starring | Werner Krauss Sascha Gura Karl Bernhard |
| Cinematography | Willy Hameister |
Production company | Helios-Film Erwin Rosner |
| Distributed by | Decla-Film |
Release date | 31 October 1919 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.
Cast
- Werner Krauss as The Cripple
- Sascha Gura as The Beautiful Dancer
- Karl Bernhard as Frederic Hennekemper
- Arnold Czempin as Dr. Sellin
- Fred Goebel as Harry Free, der Flieger
- Richard Kirsch
- Joseph Römer
References
- Hardt p.217-18
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
- McGilligan, Patrick. Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast. University of Minnesota Press, 2013.
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