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Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

1920 · 79 min

A solemn, shadowy silent drama that unfolds slowly and asks you to lean in and read its moody faces.

Directed by
Urban Gad
Genres
Drama
Starring
Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, Theodor Loos
Overview
Weltbrand is the first part of the two-part silent movie Christian Wahnschaffe.

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Directed by
Urban Gad
Genres
Drama
Starring
Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, Theodor Loos
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • identity
    • isolation
    • morality
    • power
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Urban Gad
    Written by
    Bobby E. Lüthge, Hans Behrendt
    Starring
    Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, Theodor Loos, Fritz Kortner, Hermann Vallentin, Helga Molander, Leopold von Ledebur, Frida Richard
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    No Language

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