Underplayed Gems

The Dance of Death (1919)

The Dance of Death poster
Original title
Der Totentanz
Directed by
Otto Rippert
Genre
horror film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent era horror film set in Germany. It follows a story of death and the macabre. The film features expressionistic sets and a serious, haunting mood.

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What happens

The Dance of Death (German: Totentanz) is a 1919 German silent horror film directed by Otto Rippert and starring Werner Krauss, Sascha Gura and Karl Bernhard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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