When the Dead Speak (1917)

Original title

Wenn Tote sprechen

Directed by

Robert Reinert

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

German Empire

Runtime

1h 12m

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 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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