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Warning Shadows

Warning Shadows

Arthur Robison's Expressionist Thriller

19236.61h 30m

Overview

During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision what might happen tonight if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?

Directed by Arthur Robison
Written by Arthur Robison, Rudolf Schneider
Produced by Willy Seibold, Enrico Dieckmann
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Top Cast

Alexander Granach

Alexander Granach

Shadowplayer

Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

The Count

Ruth Weyher

Ruth Weyher

His Wife

Gustav von Wangenheim

Gustav von Wangenheim

Her Lover

Eugen Rex

Eugen Rex

A Servant

L

Lilli Herder

The Maid

Fritz Rasp

Fritz Rasp

Diener

Karl Platen

Karl Platen

2. Diener

Max Gülstorff

Max Gülstorff

2. Kavalier

Ferdinand von Alten

Ferdinand von Alten

3. Kavalier

Themes & Keywords

expressionismgerman expressionism

About Warning Shadows

Warning Shadows is a thriller, fantasy, drama, horror film released in 1923 exploring themes of expressionism, german expressionism. Directed by Arthur Robison, it stars Alexander Granach, Fritz Kortner, Ruth Weyher. During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th century German manor, a shadow-player rescues the marriage by giving all the guests a vision what might happen tonight if the baron stays jealous and the suitors do not reduce their advances towards his beautiful wife. Or was it a vision?

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