At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1)

Name: At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1)
Released: 1985-07-11
Duration: 1 h 5 min

1985, English. Directed by Klaus Wyborny.

This is the first of five parts of Klaus Wyborny's "Lieder der Erde" / "Song of the Earth" cycle of films, whose theme is "the emergence of modern European civilization."

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Runtime: 1h 5m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
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Songs of the Earth

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Klaus WybornyDirector

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Released: 11 July 1985
Original title: Am Rand der Finsternis (Lieder der Erde Teil 1)

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Grace, Things (Song of the Earth Part 5)

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Abandoned; Lost; Lonely, Cold (Song of the Earth Part 3)

1992

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Watch Grace, Things (Song of the Earth Part 5) (1985) first.

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Next in the series: Abandoned; Lost; Lonely, Cold (Song of the Earth Part 3) (1992), From the Age of Recklessness (Song of the Earth Part 4) (1994), and Another World (Song of the Earth Part 2) (2004).

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At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1) runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).

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At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1) isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1985. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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At the Edge of Darkness (Song of the Earth Part 1) (1985) was directed by Klaus Wyborny.