The Tower of Silence (film)
| The Tower of Silence | |
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| Directed by | Johannes Guter |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Curt Johannes Braun |
| Starring |
Xenia Desni Nigel Barrie Fritz Delius Avrom Morewski |
| Cinematography | Günther Rittau |
Production company | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
| Language | German |
The Tower of Silence (German: Der Turm des Schweigens) is a 1924 German mystic melodrama directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni and Nigel Barrie. The Tower of Silence is a silent film, and one of the few films by Guter to survive. In 2007 it became the director's first film to be restored for modern audiences.[1]
Plot
The Tower of Silence centres around Eva (Xenia Desni), a beautiful woman kept in a high tower by her grieving widowed father. When an attractive explorer, Arved (Nigel Barrie), is saved by Eva after crashing his car near the tower, he introduces her into high society. When Arved, who was previously believed to be dead, discovers that he has lost his fiancee to ex-partner and aviator Wilfred, he must decide whether to reveal a secret that will destroy his old friend.
Cast
- Xenia Desni as Eva
- Nigel Barrie as Arved Holl
- Fritz Delius as Wilfred Durian
- Avrom Morewski as Eldor Vartalun
- Gustav Oberg as Ceel
- Hanna Ralph as Liane
- Hermann Leffler as Mac Farland
- Philipp Manning as Werner Neuwitt
- Jenny Jugo as Evi
References
- ↑ "The Tower of Silence". moma.org. Retrieved 16 January 2013.