Desire (German: Sehnsucht) is a 1921 silent film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Conrad Veidt. It tells the story of a male dancer who falls in love with a grand duchess, only to be arrested, and his subsequent attempt to find the duchess.
Desire (Sehnsucht) | |
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Directed by | F.W. Murnau |
Written by | Carl Heinz Jarosy |
Starring | Conrad Veidt Gussy Holl |
Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
Production company | Mosch-Film |
Distributed by | Lipow Film |
Release date | February 1921 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | Weimar Republic |
Language | Silent film German intertitles |
As of 2005, it is believed to be a lost film as no prints are known to exist. Robert Neppach worked as the film's art director.
Screenplay
- Conrad Veidt – Dancer
- Gussy Holl – Grand Princess
- Eugen Klöpfer
- Margarete Schlegel – Marja
- Paul Graetz
- Helene Gray
- Danny Guertler
- Albert Bennefeld
- Marcela Gremo
- Ellen Bolan – Dancer
- List of lost films