The Dance of Death (1919 film)

The Dance of Death (German: Der Totentanz) is a 1919 German silent horror film directed by Otto Rippert and starring Werner Krauss, Sascha Gura and Karl Bernhard.[1]

The Dance of Death
Directed byOtto Rippert
Produced byErich Pommer
Written byFritz Lang
StarringWerner Krauss
Sascha Gura
Karl Bernhard
CinematographyWilly Hameister
Production
company
Helios-Film Erwin Rosner
Distributed byDecla-Film
Release date
31 October 1919
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageSilent
German intertitles

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.

Cast

  • Werner Krauss as The Cripple
  • Sascha Gura as The Beautiful Dancer
  • Karl Bernhard as Frederic Hennekemper
  • Arnold Czempin as Dr. Sellin
  • Fred Goebel as Harry Free, der Flieger
  • Richard Kirsch
  • Joseph Römer
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References

  1. Hardt p.217-18

Bibliography

  • Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
  • McGilligan, Patrick. Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast. University of Minnesota Press, 2013.


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