Destiny (1921)

19211h 37mdir. Fritz LangGermanGerman Reich, Germanysilent filmdrama film

With Lil Dagover, Bernhard Goetzke, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Walter Janssen, Hans Sternberg, Max Adalbert, Georg John, Ernst Rückert

Directed by Fritz Lang

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Destiny (German: Der müde Tod: ein deutsches Volkslied in sechs Versen, lit. 'The Weary Death: A German Folksong in Six Verses') is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The plot follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It is also an anthology film that follows three other tragic romances set in the Middle East, in Venice, and in China.

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