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Fritz Lang was a stickler for realism in his American films; not so his German silents, which were fanciful to the point of being fairy tales. Der Müde Tod, Lang's first big critical success, is an al... read more read more...legorical tale of love, fidelity and death. The heroine (Lil Dagover), who in her dreams is confronted by Mr. Death, argues for the life of her beloved, but is unable to make the personal sacrifices that Death insists upon. Originally presented in three parts, Der Müde Tod was often boiled down to a single film for its non-German showings. Its English-language titles range from The Weary Death to Between Two Worlds to Beyond the Wall to Destiny. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Release Date: January 1, 1921

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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2000

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  • ajv2688
    January 11, 2011
    ajv2688
    A beautifully spooky and adventurous movie about death. It is sort of an anthology horror movie with three different stories of love and death told by the grim reaper. I really liked it, it's cool.
  • rubystevens
    June 29, 2009
    rubystevens
    a wonderful gothic romance like something from grimm's fairy tales. in his autobiography buñuel wrote that this inspired him to make films. there's an homage to it in un chien andalou. it was one of alfred hitchcock's favorites and a big influence on the thief of baghdad (both... read more versions) and murnau's faust among many, many others
  • kcddck
    January 7, 2011
    kcddck
    A well told story with great effects, especially for that time. I'm a big fan of Fritz Lang and have enjoyed M and Metropolis and I thoroughly enjoyes this well crafter story as well.This is a movie I wouldn't mind watching again.
  • RicC
    July 1, 2009
    RicC
    Without the romance story and its attached shenanigans, the focus would've been on the cool premise, which would've enabled me to like it more. Cool effects for its time.
  • placeinthesun455
    September 15, 2008
    placeinthesun455
    now that's good storytelling. rich in symbolism, gothic imagery, and imaginative fantasy & special effects, Lang's tale of the destiny of love transcends time and cinematic era. moving, enduring, and a truly beautiful silent film. the one thing that bothered me were the captio... read morens--the various fonts were challenging to read at times. but that varies from translation to translation, so it doesn't affect my overall judgment of the film.

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Michael E. Grost
August 22, 2006
Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

Influential silent film Full Review

Ken Hanke
June 30, 2005
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It's hard to understand why this striking - and strikingly beautiful - silent epic isn't better known than it is. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
October 6, 2004
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One of the weaker Lang films. Full Review

Dan Lybarger
March 28, 2003
Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online

Fritz Lang's first noteworthy film is gorgeous to look at and highly imaginative.

June 3, 2002
New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 23, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Thomas Delapa
April 21, 2005
Thomas Delapa, Boulder Weekly

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Scott Renshaw
March 16, 2004
Scott Renshaw, Apollo Guide

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Walter Chaw
July 1, 2003
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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