Madness (1919)

Original title

Wahnsinn

Directed by

Conrad Veidt

Genre

horror film, silent film

Country

Weimar Republic

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man loses his grip on reality and descends into madness. It is a silent horror film from 1919 that follows his psychological breakdown.

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What happens

Madness (German: Wahnsinn) is a 1919 German silent horror film directed by Conrad Veidt and starring Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Grit Hegesa. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. After becoming a successful actor, Veidt formed his own production company called Veidtfilme and decided to try his hand at directing movies. Madness was one of two films directed by Veidt during his career, the other being the 1920 Die Nacht auf Goldenhall. Both films are lost today. The films had little impact at the box office. After 1920, Veidt returned exclusively to acting. The screenplay of Madness was adapted from an obscure novel written by Kurt Muenzer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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