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Algol - Tragödie der Macht

Algol - Tragödie der Macht

1920Movie⏱️ 1h 39m
FantasySci-Fi
6.4
IMDB Rating
328 votes

An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that gives him superpowers.

Director
Hans Werckmeister
Writers
Hans Brennert, Friedel Köhne
Stars
Emil Jannings, John Gottowt, Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Release Date
November 7, 1921
Language
None
Country
Germany
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
as Robert Herne
John Gottowt
John Gottowt
as Algol
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
as Peter Hell
Hanna Ralph
Hanna Ralph
as Maria Obal
Erna Morena
Erna Morena
as Yella Ward
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Hofmann
as Reginald Herne
Gertrude Welcker
Gertrude Welcker
as Leonore Nissen
Käthe Haack
Käthe Haack
as Magda Herne
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Sebastian Droste
as Ein Tänzer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Deutsche Lichtbild-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLG)

🏷️ Keywords

industrializationclass differencessilent filmelectricityexpressionism

🎯 Categories

FantasySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

"Karl Marx's MEGALOPOLIS"
by Hiair2025-02-01
2/10

"Beautiful art direction, okay acting, but disgusting manipulative MARXIST script that's really shows the region and time when this movie came out; spoiler alert for the people in the 1920's, communism/socialism never worked. The film is against capitalism and technological advancement and it makes that clear since the very beginning by presenting those elements as a "gift from the Devil" to our protagonist in the shape of a machine that produces unlimited energy; but the film has one fatal flaw, it shoots itself on the foot with how it presents its own message. It complete..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film takes place from 1920 to 1940.

📖 Synopsis

An alien from the planet Algol gives a man a device that gives him superpowers.