Christian Wahnschaffe (1920)

Original title

Weltbrand

Directed by

Urban Gad

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy German man goes through a series of personal conflicts and societal changes in early 20th century Europe. The story follows his path from luxury to a search for meaning.

dramaticseriousslow-pacedsomberstylizedperiodmelancholic

What happens

Christian Wahnschaffe is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, Hermann Vallentin and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts: World Ablaze (Weltbrand) in November 1920 and The Escape from the Golden Prison (Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker) in March 1921. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Jakob Wassermann. The film is extant, and was restored in 2018 by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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