Destiny (1921)
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.
- Released
- 1921-10-06
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fritz Lang
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 180 votes
Cast
- 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
- Karl Rückert as Reverend
- Max Adalbert as Notary / Chancellor
- Wilhelm Diegelmann as Doctor
- Erich Pabst as Teacher
- Karl Platen as Pharmacist
- Hermann Picha as Taylor
- Paul Rehkopf as Gravedigger
- Max Pfeiffer as Night Watchman