The Hunt for Death

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The Hunt for Death
Directed by Karl Gerhardt
Written by
Produced by
Starring Lil Dagover
Cinematography Paul Holzki
Production
company
Distributed byDecla-Bioscop
Release date
  • 22 October 1920 (1920-10-22)
CountryGermany
Languages

The Hunt for Death (German : Die Jagd nach dem Tode) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Karl Gerhardt and starring Lil Dagover. [1] It was followed by three sequels.

Contents

The film's art direction was by Hermann Warm.

Cast

In alphabetical order

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References

  1. Expressionism Reassessed p. 93

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