Top Cast
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Paul Wegener
Hans Trutz
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Wilhelm Diegelmann
Ein Schlaraffe
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Rochus Gliese
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Ernst Lubitsch
Der Teufel Satan
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Fritz Rasp
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Lyda Salmonova
Marthe, Frau des Hans Trutz
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Gertrude Welcker
Ein Engel
Overview
A stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.
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