---
title: 'Destiny (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fritz Lang'
released: '1921-10-06'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'German Reich'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/destiny-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Destiny (1921)

1921 · 105 min · Drama, Fantasy · German Reich, Germany

Original title: Der müde Tod

## Synopsis

Destiny is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The plot follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It is also an anthology film that follows three other tragic romances set in the Middle East, in Venice, and in China.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang)
- **Screenplay:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang), [Thea von Harbou](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-von-harbou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giuseppe Becce](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-becce)
- **Producer:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Mondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-mondi), [Fritz Arno Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-arno-wagner), [Bruno Timm](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-timm), [Erich Nitzschmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-nitzschmann)
- **Editor:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang)

## Cast

- [Lil Dagover](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-dagover)
- [Charles Puffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-puffy)
- [Rudolf Klein-Rogge](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-klein-rogge)
- [Hermann Picha](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-picha)
- [Lewis Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-brody)
- [Walter Janssen](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-janssen)
- [Paul Rehkopf](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rehkopf)
- [Hans Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-sternberg)
- [Edgar Pauly](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-pauly)
- [Karl Platen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-platen)
- [Lydia Potechina](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-potechina)
- [Grete Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/grete-berger)
- [Eduard von Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-von-winterstein)
- [Max Pfeiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-pfeiffer)
- [Wilhelm Diegelmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-diegelmann)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/destiny-1921
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1199484); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.