---
title: 'Figures of the Night (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Oswald'
released: '1920-01-09'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/figures-of-the-night-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010502/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Figures of the Night (1920)

1920 · 106 min · Drama, Horror · Germany

Original title: Nachtgestalten

## Synopsis

Figures of the Night is a 1920 German silent horror film written, directed and produced by Richard Oswald and starring Paul Wegener, Conrad Veidt, Reinhold Schünzel and Erna Morena. It is based on the novel Eleagabal Kuperus by Karl Hans Strobl. Strobl was the editor of a German horror fiction magazine called Der Orchideengarten, which was said to have been influenced by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Strobl was an antisemitic and later willingly joined the Nazi Party, which may explain why he has become an obscure literary figure today.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-oswald)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-oswald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)

## Cast

- [Theodor Loos](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-loos)
- [Erna Morena](https://cinepixo.com/people/erna-morena)
- [Paul Wegener](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-wegener)
- [Reinhold Schünzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/reinhold-schunzel)
- [Erik Charell](https://cinepixo.com/people/erik-charell)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Anita Berber](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-berber)
- [Paul Bildt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bildt)

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