

Destiny
1921-10-06 · 98 min · ★ 7.4
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.
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- Directors
- Fritz Lang
- Production companies
- Decla-Bioscop
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Lil DagoverYoung Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Walter JanssenYoung Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Bernhard GoetzkeDeath / El Mot / Archer
Hans SternbergMayor
Max AdalbertNotary / Chancellor
Wilhelm DiegelmannDoctor
Karl PlatenPharmacist
Hermann PichaTaylor
Paul RehkopfGravedigger
Georg JohnBeggar
Lydia PotechinaLandlady
Rudolf Klein-RoggeDervish / Girolamo
Edgar PaulyGirolamo's Friend (uncredited)
Louis BrodyMoor (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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