Destiny (1921 film)

Destiny
Film poster
Directed byFritz Lang
Screenplay by
Produced byErich Pommer
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byFritz Lang
Music byGiuseppe Becce
Production
company
Distributed byDecla-Bioscop AG
Release date
  • 6 October 1921 (1921-10-06) (Berlin)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Destiny (German: Der müde Tod: ein deutsches Volkslied in sechs Versen, lit.'The Weary Death: A German Folksong in Six Verses') is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The plot follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It is also an anthology film that follows three other tragic romances set in the Middle East, in Venice, and in China.