---
title: 'Life Is a Dream (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wiene'
released: '1917-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-is-a-dream-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481869/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life Is a Dream (1917)

1917 · Drama · Germany

Original title: Das Leben ein Traum

## Synopsis

Life Is a Dream is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Emil Jannings, Bruno Decarli and Maria Fein. A young aristocrat meets a man and marries him, but soon discovers he is a monster. After his death she grows increasingly mad, until a revolutionary new cure is attempted which makes her believe that the whole episode was simply a dream.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wiene](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wiene)
- **Producer:** [Oskar Messter](https://cinepixo.com/people/oskar-messter)

## Cast

- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)
- [Maria Fein](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-fein)
- [Emil Rameau](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-rameau)
- [Bruno Decarli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-decarli)

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