Drama · Germany · 1927 · 1h 15m

Secrets of a Soul

Geheimnisse einer Seele

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Director
G.W. Pabst
Cast
Werner Krauss as Martin Fellman Ruth Weyher as Seine frau Ilka Grüning as Die Mutter Jack Trevor as Erich Lili Damita as (uncredited) Pavel Pavlov as Dr. Orth (as Pawel Pawloff)
Crew
Curt Oertel — Director of Photography Robert Lach — Director of Photography Guido Seeber — Director of Photography Giuseppe Becce — Original Music Composer Karl Abraham — Writer Hans Neumann — Writer
Tagline

A Psychoanalytic Thriller

Synopsis

Scientist Martin Fellmann is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.

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Mood & Themes
traumadream interpretationmental illnessgerman expressionism
Key Collaborators
G.W. Pabst Director Curt Oertel Director of Photography Robert Lach Director of Photography Guido Seeber Director of Photography Giuseppe Becce Original Music Composer Karl Abraham Writer Hans Neumann Writer Colin Ross Writer Hanns Sachs Writer Hans Neumann Producer
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