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Unheimliche Geschichten
Also known as [Weird Tales], [Eerie Tales], [Five Sinister Stories], [Tales of Horror], [Tales of the Uncanny]
(1919) Germany
B&W : 2318 metres
Directed by Richard Oswald

Cast: Anita Berber [die dirne (framing story); a woman (episode one); the girlfriend (episode two); wife of drunk (episode three); sister of club president (episode four); the wife (episode five)], Conrad Veidt [der tod (framing story); the stranger (episode one); the assassin (episode two); a traveller (episode three); club president (episode four); the husband (episode five)], Reinhold Schünzel [der teufel (framing story); the former husband (episode one); the murderer (episode two); a drunk (episode three); Detective Artur Silas (episode four); the travelling baron (episode five), Hugo Döblin, Paul Morgan, Georg John, Richard Oswald [himself]

Richard-Oswald-Produktion production. / Produced by Richard Oswald. From the short stories “Die Erscheinung” by Anselma Heine (episode one), “Die Hand” by Robert Liebmann (episode two), “The Black Cat” (Die schwarze Katze) by Edgar Allan Poe (episode three), “The Suicide Club” (Der Selbstmörderklub) by Robert Louis Stevenson (episode four), and “Der Spuk” by Richard Oswald. Set decoration by Julius Hahlo. Cinematography by Karl Hoffmann (Carl Hoffmann). / Released 5 November 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: A series of short story episodes.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung.

Keywords: Authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

Listing updated: 2 May 2015.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

 
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