The Path of Death

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The Path of Death
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Maria Carmi and Carl de Vogt
Directed by Robert Reinert
Written byRobert Reinert
Produced by Hanns Lippmann
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Bioscop
Release date
February 1917
Running time
75 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

The Path of Death (German: Der Weg des Todes) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Maria Carmi, Carl de Vogt and Conrad Veidt. It marked the screen debut of Veidt. [1] The film was shot in late 1916, but released the following year. It is a lost film.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.497

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