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Destiny
“Love is Stronger Than Death”
7.4 / 10• 1921• 1h 38m•NR• German
DramaFantasyThriller
Storyline
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
Cast & Crew
Lil Dagover
Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Lead
Walter Janssen
Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Bernhard Goetzke
Death / El Mot / Archer
Hans Sternberg
Mayor
KR
Karl Rückert
Reverend
Max Adalbert
Notary / Chancellor
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Doctor
EP
Erich Pabst
Teacher
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fritz Lang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Destiny is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
