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Destiny (1921) aka Der müde Tod
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381941128
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
MPN: 9411
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 07, 2000
Running Time: 114 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1921
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Editorial Review:
This beautiful gothic fantasy was inspired by a childhood dream of its writer/director, Fritz Lang, who first gained world recognition with this film's triumph. "Destiny" is the story of a young man taken by Death just as he is to be married. His lover makes a deal with the Death figure--if she can save one of three possible lives, her fiance will be returned to her. Otherworldly atmosphere is created by extraordinary, bizarre sets, gothic lighting, and eccentric characters combined with spectacle and camera trickery astonishing for its time. With its many magical and haunting images, "Destiny" still possesses real power to impress the imagination!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of the best silent films ever
The special effects of this film are simply amazing for their time. Coupled with that, the acting is equally superb with no arm-throwing, eyelash-batting overly melodramatic acting seen in films of the time. No real dialogue is needed to convey the story which is powerful on its own. I wish people would not give the entire plot away in these reviews; leave it to the viewer to see and judge for themselves. I am thrilled to see it released on DVD; I'm buying it and showing it to friends and to young ... Read More
Rating: - Another Lang Classic
I have never seen this film before. But I am a Fritz Lang fan. A Great Film, wish the restoration could have been better. But this is the best they could do.
Rating:  - An inetersting look at death.
Why are we so fascinated with death? It's a theme in countless books and movies, and yet it never seems to get old, and this movie is a very interesting look at death and love. Sure, the acting is somewhat corny, but the plot is quite interesting and the themes so timeless I can't help but enjoy it greatly. Anyone who likes the old German silent films should see this one.
Rating: - A Poem! A Ballade!
When I first began to study film history, Fritz Lang's "Destiny" was a film I never expected to see. It was widely considered a "lost" film. When prints surfaced in the '60's, I anticipated seeing it very eagerly. I saw it as part of a course in the aesthetics of German expressionism/surrealiism while in graduate school, with a synchronized taped music track especially created by one of my fellow students. I was enthralled. Since films were available "as film" in those days, I knew that, sadly, my ... Read More
Rating: - Song of Solomon 8:6 "For Love is stronger than Death"
A young betrothed couple is traveling and stops at an unnamed town on their travels. Here the young man's (Walter Janssen) time on this world has expired and the Grim Reaper (Bernhard Goetzke) has taken him away. Distort and refusing to believe the situation is hapless his fianc?e (Lil Dagover) reads that love is stronger than death. So death strikes a bargain with her. If she can save one of three men that are also about to expire she can save her betrothed.
The three people are from ... Read More
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