Synopsis
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
180 audience votes
Key crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Fritz LangWriter
- Thea von HarbouWriter
Cast
- Lil DagoverYoung Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
- Walter JanssenYoung Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
- Bernhard GoetzkeDeath / El Mot / Archer
- Hans SternbergMayor
- Karl RückertReverend
- Max AdalbertNotary / Chancellor
- Wilhelm DiegelmannDoctor
- Erich PabstTeacher
- Karl PlatenPharmacist
- Hermann PichaTaylor
- Paul RehkopfGravedigger
- Max PfeifferNight Watchman
Stills
Themes
chinaself sacrificefiancéwalldeathsilent filmstrangerinnexpressionismcementerylife after deathdeath personified