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Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer
8.0 / 10• 1921• 59m•NR• German
DramaHorror
Storyline
A young Russian dancer in Geneva returns to Russia, where he falls in love with a grand duchess. He is arrested but manages to escape. Lost film.
Cast & Crew
Conrad Veidt
Ivan
Lead
Gussy Holl
Grand Princess
Eugen Klöpfer
n.a.
Margarete Schlegel
Marja
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. F. W. Murnau's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
