Satan (1920)

Original title

Satanas

Directed by

F. W. Murnau

Genre

drama film, horror film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 06m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent German film is split into three parts. The final segment involves the Devil. Most of the movie is lost and only a short clip remains.

fragmentaryepisodicstylizedobscureslowtheatricalmelodramaticdated

What happens

Satan (German: Satanas) is a 1920 silent German drama film in three parts, directed by F. W. Murnau, written and produced by Robert Wiene. It was one of Murnau's first directorial attempts, and along with his 1920 Der Januskopf, is today considered a lost film. The film starred Fritz Kortner, Sadjah Gezza and Conrad Veidt. Karl Freund was the cinematographer. Only a brief fragment of the film is kept in the Cinémathèque Française film archive. Although most of the film no longer exists, it does not seem to be a true horror film, in that allegedly only the third segment of the film deals with the Devil. Robert Wiene probably had more control over the film than Murnau did, since he wrote the screenplay. Murnau hired Conrad Veidt to work with him in his next film, the 1920 Der Januskopf (which also featured Bela Lugosi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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