Downfall (1923)

Original title

Der Absturz

Directed by

Ludwig Wolff

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

German Reich, Germany

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama about a woman whose life falls apart. She faces personal ruin and must deal with the consequences.

melancholicslowsilentdramaticintimaterestrainedemotionaldark

What happens

Downfall (German: Der Absturz) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Ludwig Wolff and starring Asta Nielsen, Gregori Chmara and Charlotte Schultz. The film was produced by Nielsen's own production company. The sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Beisenherz. It premiered in Düsseldorf and had its Berlin premiere at the Marmorhaus. The film survives but is missing its first reel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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