Warning Shadows
Arthur Robison's Expressionist Thriller
Genres
Overview
During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision what might happen tonight if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1923-10-16
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
6.5
Alexander Granach
Shadowplayer
Fritz Kortner
The Count
Ruth Weyher
His Wife
Gustav von Wangenheim
Her Lover
Eugen Rex
A Servant
Lilli Herder
The Maid
Fritz Rasp
Diener
Karl Platen
2. Diener
Max Gülstorff
2. Kavalier
Ferdinand von Alten
3. Kavalier
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Heinrich Gotho
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