Fear (1917)

Original title

Furcht

Directed by

Robert Wiene

Genre

horror film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is tormented by a mysterious fear. This German silent horror film uses shadowy sets to create an unsettling mood.

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What happens

Fear (German: Furcht) is a 1917 German silent horror film written and directed by Robert Wiene and starring Bruno Decarli, Conrad Veidt and Bernhard Goetzke. The original soundtrack for the film was lost and replaced by another donated by collectionist Leslie Shepard. The sets were designed by Ludwig Kainer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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