---
title: 'The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)'
type: 'film'
director: 'F. W. Murnau'
released: '1920-07-08'
runtime_minutes: 50
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunchback-and-the-dancer-1920'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011031/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hunchback and the Dancer (1920)

1920 · 50 min · Horror · Germany

Original title: Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin

## Synopsis

The Hunchback and the Dancer is a 1920 silent German horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and photographed by Karl Freund. This is now considered to be a lost film. The film was written by Carl Mayer, who also wrote The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Karl Freund later emigrated to Hollywood where he directed such classic horror films as The Mummy (1932) and Mad Love (1935). It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [F. W. Murnau](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-w-murnau)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Mayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-mayer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)

## Cast

- [Anna von Palen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-von-palen)
- [John Gottowt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gottowt)
- [Paul Biensfeldt](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-biensfeldt)
- [Lyda Salmonova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyda-salmonova)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Werner Krauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-krauss)

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