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RUNTIME
Did you know
88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Paul Wegener
Herzog Ferrante
Lyda Salmonova
Beatrice
Ernst Deutsch
Orlando
Walter Janssen
Antonio
Ferdinand Gregori
Guido Colonna
Hans Stürm
Matteo
Hugo Döblin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rochus Gliese
- Writers
- Paul Wegener
- Countries
- Germany
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rochus Gliese directs. Karl Freund behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2104 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Rochus Gliese, shot by Karl Freund. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Paul Wegener and Lyda Salmonova and Ernst Deutsch carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0136243 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Karl Freund
- Production design
- Walter Reimann
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Rochus Gliese
Key crew
- Production DesignWalter Reimann
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lost film
- embalming
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1922-11-01
