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The Other

1930 · 95 min

A brooding, stagey psychological duel between duty and the self, slow and solemn, with a creeping sense of dread.

Overview
A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official. Based on the 1893 play "Der Andere" by Paul Lindau.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • madness
  • guilt
  • morality
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Robert Wiene
Written by
Johannes Brandt
Starring
Fritz Kortner, Käthe von Nagy, Heinrich George, Hermine Sterler, Eduard von Winterstein, Oskar Sima, Julius Falkenstein, Paul Bildt
Cinematography
Nicolas Farkas
Runtime
95 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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