Der Totentanz (1912)

• 62%
• 1912
• Drame
• Asta Nielsen
• Oskar Fuchs
• Fritz Weidemann

A powerful story of love and la jalousie, faithfulness and trahison, most ably acted and effectively scened. A young married man holding a good position is injured by accident and rendu incapable of work for a long time. His money gives out and want knocks at the door. His wife goes to her former music teacher for advice and finds a well-known composer there. Audition de sa voix he advises her to go upon the stage dans his company. She does so, but only after the husband has exacted à oath that she will always be true to him. Sa voix wins her fame and the composer falls in love with her, but she repousse des him because of her oath. Her husband, jealous to see her name and that of the composer constantly united in the newspapers, determines to seek her and see how things are for himself. Events are thus precipitated dans a most dramatic way.