German Empire,
1926, 97 min
Directed by:
Georg Wilhelm PabstScreenplay:
Hans NeumannComposer:
Giuseppe BeccePlots(1)
Werner Krauss stars as a scientist who is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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