The Devil's Church
6.3
In a prologue and four acts (the prologue and the first act are lost so is necessary to describe what happens with title cards) the film depicts the terrible dream of Asmus wherein the devil joins the human world disguised as a tinker. He meets Frau Ane, Asmus' wife; Ane yearns to have a baby but in vain so the devil takes advantage of Frau Ane's motherly inner desire by making a deal with her but for his own purposes. As a result, the farmer's wife comes under the devil's spell and then seduces the local priest, giving the devil to chance to build his own church to replace the old church that has burned down.
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Cast
13 people
Hans Mierendorff
Pfarrer
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Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
Agnes Straub
Ane
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Alraune
Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
Adolf Paul
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The End of the Homunculus
Mitternacht
Paul Rehkopf
The Devil
Known for
Destiny
Otto Werther
Asmus, ein armer Bauer
Helga Mjön
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Aus eigener Kraft - Ein Filmspiel vom Auto
Fred Immler
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Madame DuBarry
Little Angel
Karl Etlinger
Redakteur
Known for
Pandora's Box
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Fritz Falkenberg
Richard Sanding
Martin Knopf
Martin
Leo Sloma
Jack Bully
Vally Vera
Mary
Hans Mierendorff Director · Adolf Paul Screenplay
First release January 1, 1919 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die Teufelskirche
Production
Lucifer-Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Teufelskirche
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1919
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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