Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)

Original title

Sodom und Gomorrha

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Austria

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film depicts the biblical story of the cities Sodom and Gomorrah. It centers on sin and divine punishment with a large cast and elaborate sets.

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What happens

Sodom und Gomorrha: Die Legende von Sünde und Strafe ("Sodom and Gomorrah: The Legend of Sin and Punishment"; released in English as Sodom and Gomorrah or Queen of Sin and the Spectacle of Sodom and Gomorrha) is an Austrian silent epic film from 1922. It was shot on the Laaer Berg, Vienna, as the enormous backdrops specially designed and constructed for the film were too big for the Sievering Studios of the production company, Sascha-Film, in Sievering. The film is distinguished, not so much by the strands of its often opaque plot, as by its status as the largest and most expensive film production in Austrian film history. In the creation of the film between 3,000 and 14,000 performers, extras and crew were employed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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