Evening – Night – Morning

1920 0h 50m DE

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Cheston, a millionaire, is looking after Maud, a beautiful woman from the 'demimonde'. Her brother, Brilburn, forces her to ask her rich admirer for an expensive piece of jewelry. Cheston buys a precious pearl necklace. Lost film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bruno Ziener
Cheston - Maud's lover
Gertrude Welcker
Maud
Conrad Veidt
Brilburn - Maud's brother
Carl von Balla
Prince - a gambler
Otto Gebühr
Ward - a detective

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. W. Murnau
Writers: Rudolf Schneider
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by F. W. Murnau, shot by Eugen Hamm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Bruno Ziener and Gertrude Welcker and Conrad Veidt carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

F. W. Murnau directs. Eugen Hamm behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2106 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by F. W. Murnau, shot by Eugen Hamm. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Bruno Ziener and Gertrude Welcker and Conrad Veidt carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0010947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.