Fear (1917)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | fear |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Wiene |
| script | Robert Wiene |
| production | Oskar Messter |
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Furcht is a German horror film from 1917 by Robert Wiene .
action
Count Greven, who is returning from a grand tour from India, should actually be happy. However, it is not because he stole a Buddha statue there. Since then he has been persecuted by Indian priests who want their property back.
In a vision he is told that in seven years he will be killed at the hand of the person closest to him. The count then enjoys his life and wastes his fortune. Shortly before the deadline expires, he goes mad with fear and commits suicide.
background
The production company was Messter Film GmbH Berlin (No. 9446), the first distribution was handled by Hansa-Film-Verleih GmbH Berlin. The viraged film had an original length of four acts at 1,496 meters. Ludwig Kainer was responsible for the buildings, and the shooting took place in the Messter Studios in Berlin.
The Berlin police imposed a youth ban on him in September 1917 (No. 40922), and the Reich film censorship again on January 17, 1923 (No. 6920).
The premiere was on September 21, 1917 in the Mozart Hall in Berlin.
Web links
- Fear at filmportal.de
- Fear at The German Early Cinema Database
- Fear in the Internet Movie Database (English)