The Dance of Death
1919, German. Directed by Otto Rippert.
In this apparently lost film, a beautiful dancer's sexual allure is used by an evil cripple to entice men to their deaths. Falling in love with one of the potential victims, she is told by the cripple that he will set her free if her lover, actually a murderer himself, survives and escapes a bizarre labyrinthe which runs beneath the cripple's house.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 31 October 1919
- Original title
- Der Totentanz
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Fritz Lang
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The Dance of Death runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is The Dance of Death on?
The Dance of Death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 October 1919. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Dance of Death?
If you liked The Dance of Death, try After.Life, The Surrender, The Battery.
Who directed The Dance of Death?
The Dance of Death (1919) was directed by Otto Rippert and stars Werner Krauss, Sascha Gura, Fred Goebel.