The Dance of Death (1919 film)

The Dance of Death
Directed by	Otto Rippert
Written by	Fritz Lang
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Werner Krauss Sascha Gura Karl Bernhard
Cinematography	Willy Hameister
Production company	Helios-Film Erwin Rosner
Distributed by	Decla-Film
Release date	31 October 1919 (1919-10-31)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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 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

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.

External links

• The Dance of Death at IMDb