The Island (1934)

Original title

Die Insel

Directed by

Hans Steinhoff

Genre

crime film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of people become stranded on an isolated island where tensions rise and secrets emerge. The film follows their struggle as danger closes in.

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What happens

The Island (German: Die Insel) is a 1934 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch and Hubert von Meyerinck. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place on the coast of Dalmatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Benno von Arent. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin in August 1934. A separate French version Vers l'abîme was also released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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