Satan

Satan

Satan

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Satan

1920

0h 54m

7.0(2 votes)

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A three-part historical film: the first episode takes place in ancient Egypt, the second is based on the Hugo novel La Fin de Satan, and the third takes place during the 1917 Russian revolution. Lost film, minor fragments survive

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5 featured cast members

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Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

Pharao Amenhotep

Else Berna

Else Berna

Lucrezia Borgia

Martin Wolfgang

Hans Conrad

Sadjah Gezza

Sadjah Gezza

Nouri

Kurt Ehrle

Gennaro

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Directed by: F. W. Murnau
Written by: Robert Wiene

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