死神来到人世,住在一幅没有门户的围墙后面,死去的亡魂穿过围墙去到异界。 一对情侣遇上了死神,男的被他带走,女的哀求死神放过她的情人。死神给了她三次保住爱郎性命的机会,于是她在中世纪威尼斯、古代波斯与幻想的中国经历了三次生离死别……天马行空的画面让《命运》迟了两年才登陆美国,只因大明星道格拉斯·菲滨氏买下此片美国版权,在自己的大片《月宫宝盒》中借用其中精彩特技,等到《月》片映期结束,才安排在美国上映。
To Max Ophüls this was an assignment (from the UFA), a pure routine job. One hardly recognizes the later Ophüls in this film (shortly made before his masterpiece "Liebelei"), but still Ophüls made this routine job into a well-paced, stylish and
Howard is infected with leprosy, Mac Allen was captured by the Maharadsha, and now the Maharadsha offers Irene a deal: one night for letting healing Howard. She accepts, but when she tries to commit suicide, he lets her go. Mac Allen is being eaten by the
Tomb stars Conrad Veidt as a wealthy Indian maharajah who hires European architect Olaf Fønss to build a tomb for his bride. Not wanting to miss a chance to advance his career, Fønss leaves his fiancée (Mia May) behind, only to discover the intended subje