Excellent Atmosphere, & An Absorbing Story

Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)

Fritz Lang in Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)

Conrad Veidt in The Hands of Orlac (1924)

F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, and Theo Matejko in The Last Laugh (1924)

Paul Wegener in The Student of Prague (1913)

Bernhard Goetzke

Lil Dagover

Walter Janssen

Fritz Lang

Thea von Harbou

When a woman&apos;s fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.

Der müde Tod

Haunting and lovely silent fable

I really was impressed by Fritz Lang&apos;s &quot;Destiny&quot;. It seemed like the pictorialization of a timeless German fable rather than a figment of Lang&apos;s imagination. The story of a young woman in medieval times whose beloved fiancée is taken by death while they travel through a small village, it is timelessly haunting even now. It must have really hit people hard in 1921 Germany, three years after the death and destruction of WWI. The framing story is set around three mini-stories set in ancient Persia, Renaissance Venice and China. These stories are well done and diverting, but also a bit distracting from the poignant main story which was what I really responded to. Lang seemed totally assured and powerful as a filmmaker even in 1921. Lil Dagover was affecting as the heroine and Bernhard Goetzke gave a powerful and moving performance as Death. He was also great in Joe May&apos;s &quot;The Indian Tomb&quot; released in 1921 also. I highly recommend &quot;Destiny&quot; or &quot;Der Mude Tod&quot; to anyone at all interested in silent film or the career of Fritz Lang.

Destiny

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I really was impressed by Fritz Lang's "Destiny". It seemed like the pictorialization of a timeless German fable rather than a figment of Lang's imagination. The story of a young woman in medieval times whose beloved fiancée is taken by death while they travel through a small village, it is timelessly haunting even now. It must have really hit people hard in 1921 Germany, three years after the death and destruction of WWI. The framing story is set around three mini-stories set in ancient Persia, Renaissance Venice and China. These stories are well done and diverting, but also a bit distracting from the poignant main story which was what I really responded to. Lang seemed totally assured and powerful as a filmmaker even in 1921. Lil Dagover was affecting as the heroine and Bernhard Goetzke gave a powerful and moving performance as Death. He was also great in Joe May's "The Indian Tomb" released in 1921 also. I highly recommend "Destiny" or "Der Mude Tod" to anyone at all interested in silent film or the career of Fritz Lang.

When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.

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