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Phantom 

(c) Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
(Phantom)

(c) Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
 

 

 


Director: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, b/w, 125 mins
Germany 1922

Based on a short story by Gerhardt Hauptmann, “Phantom” tells the story of a town clerk's unrequited love. Murnau's dazzling imagery transforms a little town into a realm of disquiet and despair. The web of strange relationships helps to construct a thrillingly edifice of passion and obsession.

Category Feature
Language Silent, Engl. intertitles
Director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Screenplay Thea von Harbou
Cast Alfred Abel, Frida Richard, Lil Dagover
Production Uco-Film
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