---
title: 'Desire (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'F. W. Murnau'
released: '1921-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desire-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desire (1921)

1921 · 77 min · Drama, Romance · Germany

Original title: Sehnsucht

## Synopsis

Desire 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [F. W. Murnau](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-w-murnau)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Heinz Járosy](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-heinz-jarosy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)

## Cast

- [Margarete Schlegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/margarete-schlegel)
- [Eugen Klöpfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-klopfer)
- [Hubert von Meyerinck](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-von-meyerinck)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Paul Graetz](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-graetz)
- [Gussy Holl](https://cinepixo.com/people/gussy-holl)

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