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Somnambul (1929)

Somnambul poster
Directed by
Adolf Trotz
Genre
horror film, silent film
Country
Weimar Republic
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A clairvoyant becomes involved in a case of spiritualism in Berlin. The film follows the psychic as she interacts with people seeking answers from the beyond.

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What happens

Somnambul is a 1929 German silent horror film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Fritz Kortner, Erna Morena and Veit Harlan. The film is set against the backdrop of spiritualism. The Berlin clairvoyant Elsbeth Guenther-Geffers appeared in the film. The film's art director was August Rinaldi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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