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Liebe, Tod und Teufel

Liebe, Tod und Teufel

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 45m
Drama
7
IMDB Rating
27 votes

Young sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil. Kiwe soon realizes his predicament and desperately tries to resell the bottle.

Director
N/A
Writers
Liselotte Gravenstein, Kurt Heuser, Robert Louis Stevenson
Stars
Käthe von Nagy, Albin Skoda, Brigitte Horney
Release Date
May 24, 1935
Language
German
Country
Germany
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Käthe von Nagy
Käthe von Nagy
as Kokua
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Albin Skoda
as Kiwe
Brigitte Horney
Brigitte Horney
as Ruby
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Karl Hellmer
as Lopaka
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Aribert Wäscher
as Mounier
Erich Ponto
Erich Ponto
as The Old Man
Paul Dahlke
Paul Dahlke
as The Governor
Rudolf Platte
Rudolf Platte
as Spunda
Josef Dahmen
Josef Dahmen
as Macco
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Hans Kettler
as Balmer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Universum Film (UFA)

🏷️ Keywords

based on novel

🎯 Categories

GermanDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Classic song, worthless story
by jandewitt2004-07-19

"'Liebe, Tod und Teufel' is nothing more than a creaky melodrama. It has dated terribly, boosts lackluster performances and a so-so story. The cheap film is not worth remembering. Well, in all fairness, the whole show comes to live for around five minutes, when utterly beautiful Brigitte Horney croons Theo Mackeben's great song 'So oder so ist das Leben'. With her earthy charm, prominent cheekbones and deep, sultry voice Miss Horney created quite a sensation in 1934. In the right hands, with good directors and handsome production values she might have become bigger th..."

📖 Synopsis

Young sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil. Kiwe soon realizes his predicament and desperately tries to resell the bottle.