The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Scientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Karl AbrahamWriter
- Hans NeumannWriter
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Colin RossWriter
- Hanns SachsWriter
- Giuseppe BecceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Werner KraussMartin Fellman
- Ruth WeyherSeine frau
- Ilka GrüningDie Mutter
- Jack TrevorErich
- Lili Damita(uncredited)
- Pavel PavlovDr. Orth (as Pawel Pawloff)
- Hertha von WaltherFellmans Assistentin
- Renate BrausewetterDienstmaedchen
- Colin RossKriminalkommissar
Stills
Themes
traumadream interpretationmental illnessgerman expressionism