Imprisoned Soul (1917)

Original title

Gefangene Seele

Directed by

Rudolf Biebrach

Genre

drama film, horror film, silent film

Country

German Empire, Germany

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman falls under the hypnotic control of a sinister baron. A doctor attempts to save her, and she is freed only when the baron is found shot dead.

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What happens

Imprisoned Soul (German: Gefangene Seele) is a German silent drama film of 1917 directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Paul Bildt, and Curt Goetz. A young woman, Violetta, falls under the hypnotic power of the villainous Baron von Groot. A young physician tries to rescue her from his clutches. She is finally released from Groot's power when he is found shot dead. The film's theme of hypnotic domination is very similar to that of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) which the screenwriter Weine was to direct two years later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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