Destiny (1921)

Destiny (1921)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1921-10-06 Germany 98 Min. PG-13
7.4 159 votes
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Overview

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

Lil Dagover is Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Young Woman / Zobeide / Mona Fiametta / Tiao Tsien
Walter Janssen is Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Young Man / Frank / Gianfrancesco / Liang
Bernhard Goetzke is Death / El Mot / Archer
Death / El Mot / Archer
Karl Rückert is Reverend
Reverend
Max Adalbert is Notary / Chancellor
Notary / Chancellor
Erich Pabst is Teacher
Teacher
Karl Platen is Pharmacist
Pharmacist
Hermann Picha is Taylor
Taylor
Paul Rehkopf is Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Max Pfeiffer is Night Watchman
Night Watchman
Georg John is Beggar
Beggar
Lydia Potechina is Landlady
Landlady
Grete Berger is Mother
Mother
Rudolf Klein-Rogge is Dervish / Girolamo
Dervish / Girolamo
Eduard von Winterstein is Caliph (uncredited)
Caliph (uncredited)
Lothar Müthel is Confidant (uncredited)
Confidant (uncredited)
Edgar Pauly is Girolamo's Friend (uncredited)
Girolamo's Friend (uncredited)
Louis Brody is Moor (uncredited)
Moor (uncredited)
Károly Huszár is Emperor of China
Emperor of China
Paul Biensfeldt is A Hi (uncredited)
A Hi (uncredited)
Neumann-Schüler is Executioner (uncredited)
Executioner (uncredited)
Ernst Rückert is Priest (uncredited)
Priest (uncredited)
Hermann Vallentin is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Erika Unruh is Ayesha
Ayesha