The Dance of Death (1912 film)

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The Dance of Death
Directed by Urban Gad
Written byUrban Gad
Starring Asta Nielsen
Cinematography Guido Seeber
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  • 7 September 1912 (1912-09-07)
CountryGermany
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The Dance of Death (German:Der Totentanz) is a 1912 German silent film directed by Urban Gad and starring Gad's wife Asta Nielsen. [1] It was one of the first films made at the new Babelsberg Studio in Berlin.

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  1. Kapczynski & Richardson p.47

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