Warning Shadows (1923): Cast
Warning Shadows is a 1923 horror thriller directed by Arthur Robison, starring Fritz Kortner as The Count, Fritz Rasp and Karl Platen. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Arthur Robison
- Studio
- Pan Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Warning Shadows About?
The premise of Warning Shadows without spoilers.
Set in a 19th‑century German manor, a wealthy baron hosts a dinner for his wife and her four suitors. A mysterious shadow‑player intervenes, offering a vivid vision of what could happen if the baron's jealousy persists and the suitors continue their advances toward his beautiful wife. The nature of the vision remains ambiguous.
Warning Shadows Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- expressionism
- looking at oneself in a mirror
- silent film
- silent movie
- monster movie
- witch
- witchcraft
- puppet master
- puppeteer
- nightmare
- haunted house
- murder house
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- locked in
- man
- suitor
- 19th century
- germany
- catharsis
- romantic reconciliation
- marital reconciliation
- hallucination
- shared hallucination
- it was all a dream
- alternate reality
- falling to death
- pushed out a window
- breaking a mirror
- death by sword
- murder of wife
- revenge murder
- violence against a woman
- cuckold
- wife caught cheating
- caught kissing
- flirting
- flirting with married woman
- flirtatious woman
- married couple
- married woman
- promiscuous wife
- shadow theatre
- shadows on wall
- magic
- murder
- musician
- sword
- dream sequence
- mirror
- rope
- husband wife relationship
Warning Shadows Cast & Characters
Fritz Kortner leads the cast as The Count, with Fritz Rasp as Diener and Karl Platen as 2. Diener. Directed by Arthur Robison; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Arthur Robison
- Fritz Kortner as The Count
- Fritz Rasp as Diener
- Karl Platen as 2. Diener
- Alexander Granach as Shadowplayer
Also Starring in Warning Shadows
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- Gustav von Wangenheim Her Lover
- Ferdinand von Alten 3. Kavalier
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge
- Eugen Rex A Servant
- Heinrich Gotho
- Ruth Weyher His Wife
- Lilli Herder The Maid
More from Arthur Robison
More films directed by Arthur Robison: The Informer, Looping the Loop and Manon Lescaut.
Warning Shadows Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Ombre ammonitrici” and “Le montreur d'ombres”.
- Also known as
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- Ombre ammonitrici
- Le montreur d'ombres
- 夜之幻影
- Sombras
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Warning Shadows FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Warning Shadows, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Warning Shadows?
Warning Shadows runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Warning Shadows released?
Warning Shadows was released on October 16, 1923.
Who directed Warning Shadows?
Warning Shadows was directed by Arthur Robison.
More films by Arthur Robison Who is in the cast of Warning Shadows?
Warning Shadows stars Fritz Kortner as The Count, Fritz Rasp as Diener and Karl Platen as 2. Diener, among 12 credited actors.
Does Warning Shadows have a post-credit scene?
No. Warning Shadows has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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