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Desire (1921 film)

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Director
  
F.W. Murnau

Country
  
Weimar Republic

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Desire (1921 film) movie poster
Language
  
Silent film German intertitles

Release date
  
February 1921

Desire (German: Sehnsucht) is a 1921 silent film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Conrad Veidt. It tells the story of a male dancer who falls in love with a grand duchess, only to be arrested, and his subsequent attempt to find the duchess.

As of 2005, it is believed to be a lost film as no prints are known to exist. Robert Neppach worked as the film's art director.

Cast

  • Conrad Veidt – Dancer
  • Gussy Holl – Grand Princess
  • Eugen Klöpfer
  • Margarete Schlegel – Marja
  • Paul Graetz
  • Helene Gray
  • Danny Guertler
  • Albert Bennefeld
  • Marcela Gremo
  • Ellen Bolan – Dancer

    • References

    Desire (1921 film) Wikipedia
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    Sehnsucht (1920 film) IMDb Desire (1921 film) themoviedb.org