Destiny (1921 film) - Directed by Fritz Lang - Full Movie

When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.

Destiny (German: Der müde Tod: ein deutsches Volkslied in sechs Versen (Weary Death: A German Folk Story in Six Verses); originally released in the United States as Behind the Wall) is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It also follows three other tragic romances, set in a Middle Eastern city; in Venice, Italy; and in the Chinese Empire.

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Screenplay by: Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang
Produced by: Erich Pommer
Starring: Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Cinematography: Fritz Arno Wagner, Erich Nitzschmann, Hermann Saalfrank
Edited by: Fritz Lang
Production company: Decla-Bioscop AG
Distributed by: Decla-Bioscop AG
Release date: 6 October 1921 (Berlin)
Running time: 99 minutes
Country: Germany
Languages: Silent film, German intertitles