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The Riddle of the Sphinx (1921)

The Riddle of the Sphinx poster
Original title
Das Rätsel der Sphinx
Directed by
Adolf Gärtner
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
Germany
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent adventure film from 1920s Germany. It follows characters involved with a mysterious sphinx.

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What happens

The Riddle of the Sphinx (German: Das Rätsel der Sphinx) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Karl Günther. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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