The Eternal Mask aka Die ewige Maske (1935) DVD-R
Starring Peter Petersen, Mathias Wieman, Franz Schafheitlin
Directed by Werner Hochbaum
Print: Black and White
Runtime: 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Mathias Weimann plays an idealistic doctor who believes he has discovered a cure for meningitis. Ordered not to experiment with this serum, Weimann does so anyway, utilizing the supposed wonder drug on a terminal patient. When the man dies, Weimann is reprimanded by his superiors, and wanders out of the hospital, believing himself a failure. His depression deepens into delirium, and soon the doctor is wandering through a Caligariesque world of distorted shapes and distended shadows, where he finds it impossible to separate illusion from reality.
Starring Peter Petersen, Mathias Wieman, Franz Schafheitlin
Directed by Werner Hochbaum
Print: Black and White
Runtime: 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Mathias Weimann plays an idealistic doctor who believes he has discovered a cure for meningitis. Ordered not to experiment with this serum, Weimann does so anyway, utilizing the supposed wonder drug on a terminal patient. When the man dies, Weimann is reprimanded by his superiors, and wanders out of the hospital, believing himself a failure. His depression deepens into delirium, and soon the doctor is wandering through a Caligariesque world of distorted shapes and distended shadows, where he finds it impossible to separate illusion from reality.
| Product Name | The Eternal Mask aka Die ewige Maske (1935) DVD-R |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
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