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Thou Shalt Not Kill (1923)

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
Directed by
Fritz Hofbauer
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German silent film from 1923 about the consequences of breaking a moral commandment. It follows characters played by Werner Krauss and Emil Jannings as they face the fallout from a killing.

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What happens

Thou Shalt Not Kill (German: Du sollst nicht töten) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Fritz Hofbauer and starring Werner Krauss and Emil Jannings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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