Figures of the Night (German:Nachtgestalten) is a 1920 German silent horror film written, directed and produced by Richard Oswald and starring Paul Wegener, Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Erna Morena. It is based on the novel Eleagabal Kuperus by Karl Hans Strobl. Strobl was the editor of a German horror fiction magazine called Der Orchideengarten which was said to have been influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Strobl was an anti-Semitic and later willingly joined the Nazi Party, which may explain why he has become an obscure literary figure today.
Nachtgestalten (1920)
Directed by Richard Oswald
Genres - Drama, Horror, Silent Film |
Sub-Genres - Silent Film |
Release Date - Jan 9, 1920 |
Run Time - 106 min. |
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Themes
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1920, Anti-semitic, Der Orchideengarten, Edgar Allan Poe, Eleagabal Kuperus, German, Nazi Party, Obscure Literary Figure, Silent
Attributes
Filming Location: Berlin, shot in Berlin
Alternate Titles
Borzalmas éjszakák
HU
Eleagable Kuperus
NL
Figures of the Night
US
Nachtgestalten
DE