Harakiri (1919)

★★★★★

Original title: Harakiri

1919 · 1 h 20 min

Directed by Fritz Lang · Germany · German Expressionism

Drama

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Cast

Paul Biensfeldt Lil Dagover Georg John Meinhart Maur Rudolf Lettinger Erner Huebsch

Credits

Written by: David Belasco

Plot

A young Japanese woman, O-Take-San, falls in love with a European naval officer, and their affair ends in tragedy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fritz Lang's early silent drama, from the Madame Butterfly story, is an interesting early work with Lil Dagover.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (1,003 votes)
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