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The Hunchback and the Dancer

Original title: Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin
  • 1920
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Sascha Gura and Josef Fenneker in The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)
Horror

Wilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken... Read allWilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken affair, and showers her with expensive gifts. After Gina reconciles with her boyfriend, s... Read allWilton, a hunchback, who was always scorned and ridiculed by women, returns from Java a rich man after having discovered a diamond mine. He romances Gina, who is on the rebound from a broken affair, and showers her with expensive gifts. After Gina reconciles with her boyfriend, she continues to see Wilton because of what he gives her. After he discovers her perfidy, W... Read all

  • Director
    • F.W. Murnau
  • Writer
    • Carl Mayer
  • Stars
    • Sascha Gura
    • John Gottowt
    • Paul Biensfeldt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
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    • Director
      • F.W. Murnau
    • Writer
      • Carl Mayer
    • Stars
      • Sascha Gura
      • John Gottowt
      • Paul Biensfeldt
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    Sascha Gura
    Sascha Gura
    • Gina
    John Gottowt
    John Gottowt
    • James Wilton
    Paul Biensfeldt
    • Smith
    Anna von Palen
    • Smiths Mutter
    Henri Peters-Arnolds
    Henri Peters-Arnolds
    • Percy
    Bella Polini
    • Tänzerin
    • Director
      • F.W. Murnau
    • Writer
      • Carl Mayer
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    • Trivia
      This is a lost film.
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      Referenced in The Language of Shadows: Murnau - The Early Years and Nosferatu (2007)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 4, 1922 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • None
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Грбавац и плесачица
    • Production company
      • Helios Film
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    • Runtime
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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