Seven minutes. One child. Zero dialogue. Absolute nightmare fuel from 1919 Germany.
A child is moved around like a doll
Direction
Lubitsch's early experimental weirdness before Hollywood polish
Practical Effects
Grotesque puppet costumes that haunt decades later
Director
Frank Behnke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is actually Ernst Lubitsch's 1919 film, not 1990 — the data's wrong. He was 27 and already experimenting with dark satire before his famous 'Lubitsch touch' comedies.
Part of the German Expressionist movement that directly influenced Tim Burton and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The doll motif became a recurring horror trope for a reason.
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