Torgus
John, a young man raised by his aunt, is in love with Anna, a servant girl who is going to have his baby. He is willing to marry her but his stern aunt wants him to marry a rich girl. To separate the lovers, she arranges for her nephew to be enrolled at a university in a distant town. She then has Anna sent away to live with Torgus the coffin maker and his mother where she will be secluded until the birth of the child. Torgus, a clumsy golem-esque sort of fellow, is immediately charmed by the beautiful girl and takes pity on her. Meanwhile, Anna anxiously awaits John's return.
Directed by Hanns Kobe · Written by Carl Mayer
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Cast
- Gerd Fricke John
- Ferdinand Gregori Vormund Johns
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Eugen Klöpfer Torgeir -
Marija Leiko Anna - Käthe Richter Gudrun
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Adele Sandrock Turid - Hermine Straßmann-Witt Groah, die Hebamme
Make it a double feature
2h 21m together
Torgus
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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