The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)
- Original title
- Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin
- Directed by
- F. W. Murnau
- Genre
- horror film, silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A hunchback and a dancer are caught in a strange and disturbing relationship. The film unfolds in a silent German horror style with dramatic visuals.
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What happens
The Hunchback and the Dancer (German: Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin) is a 1920 silent German horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and photographed by Karl Freund. This is now considered to be a lost film. The film was written by Carl Mayer, who also wrote The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Karl Freund later emigrated to Hollywood where he directed such classic horror films as The Mummy (1932) and Mad Love (1935). It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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