Destiny
“Love is Stronger Than Death”
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.
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Cast
26 people
Lil Dagover
Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Tartuffe
Walter Janssen
Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Also in
Master of the World
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Bernhard Goetzke
Death / El Mot / Archer
Known for
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Hans Sternberg
Mayor
Also in
Clothes Make the Man
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
Karl Rückert
Reverend
Also in
Sturmflut des Lebens
Die Siebzehnjährigen
Max Adalbert
Notary / Chancellor
Also in
The Captain from Köpenick
Laughing Heirs
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Doctor
Known for
The Blue Angel
Different from the Others
Erich Pabst
Teacher
Also in
The House on the Moon
The Man in the Iron Mask
Karl Platen
Pharmacist
Known for
M
Woman in the Moon
Hermann Picha
Taylor
Known for
Tartuffe
Paul Rehkopf
Gravedigger
Also in
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Harbour Drift
Max Pfeiffer
Night Watchman
Fritz Lang Director · Thea von Harbou Writer Fritz Arno Wagner Cinematographer
United States release July 6, 1924 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, No dialogue
Production
Decla-Bioscop
Production
Decla-Bioscop AG
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Der müde Tod
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · October 6, 1921
Theatrical
United States · July 6, 1924
Theatrical
France
October 6, 1921 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 9, 2017 · Theatrical
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