Destiny

Destiny

Love is Stronger Than Death

1921 · 98 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

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.

Directed by Fritz Lang · Written by Fritz Lang

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Lil Dagover Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Walter Janssen Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Bernhard Goetzke Death / El Mot / Archer
Hans Sternberg Mayor
Karl Rückert Reverend
Max Adalbert Notary / Chancellor
Wilhelm Diegelmann Doctor
Erich Pabst Teacher
Karl Platen Pharmacist
Hermann Picha Taylor
Paul Rehkopf Gravedigger
Max Pfeiffer Night Watchman

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