Drama ·Horror · Germany · 1921 · 59m

Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer

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Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer poster
Director
F. W. Murnau
Cast
Conrad Veidt as Ivan Gussy Holl as Grand Princess Eugen Klöpfer as n.a. Margarete Schlegel as Marja
Crew
Carl Hoffmann — Director of Photography Carl Heinz Jarosy — Screenplay Richard Mosch — Producer
Synopsis

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.

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Key Collaborators
F. W. Murnau Director Carl Hoffmann Director of Photography Carl Heinz Jarosy Screenplay Richard Mosch Producer
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