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When the Dead Speak (1917)

When the Dead Speak poster
Original title
Wenn Tote sprechen
Directed by
Robert Reinert
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
German Empire
Runtime
1h 12m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent German drama from 1917. The story involves mysterious events and possibly supernatural communication. The film is now considered lost and only descriptions remain.

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What happens

When the Dead Speak (German: Wenn Tote sprechen) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Maria Carmi, Carl de Vogt and Conrad Veidt. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. It is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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