Germany, 1919
2550 metres/8366 feet/6 reels
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
A German fantasy film directed by F.W. Murnau.
Plot Summary
An anthology of three stories showing Satan's work on Earth throughout history.
Credits
Crew
Director: F.W. Murnau
Viktoria-Film GmbH
Scenario: Robert Wiene
Director of Photography: Karl Freund
Art Director: Ernst Stern
Artistic Consultant: Robert Wiene
Cast
Der Tyrann
Fritz Kortner (Amenhotep)
Sadjah Gezza (Nouri)
Conrad Veidt (The hermit of Elu/Lucifer)
Ernst Hofmann (Jorab)
Margit Barnay (Phahi)
Der Fürst
Else Berna (Lucretia Borgia)
Kurt Ehrle (Gennaro)
Jaro Fürth (Rustinghella)
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (Alfonso)
Conrad Veidt (Satanas)
Der Diktator
Martin Wolfgang (Hans Conrad)
Conrad Veidt (Ivan Grodski/The Devil)
Marija Leiko (Irene)
Elsa Wagner (madre)
Max Kronert (padre)
Alternative Titles
Satana – Italian title
References
Periodicals
- Sight & Sound Supplement no.15 (August 1948) p.5 – credits
Books
- The Devil on Screen: Feature Films Worldwide, 1913 Through 2000 by Charles P. Mitchell p.306
- English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.17
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.22, 26
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.418 – credits
