DIE JAGD NACH DEM TODE — TEIL I & II

FRI, 3 SEP — 7.30 PM

Introduction by Martin Koerber (DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEK FOUNDATION) on reconstructing the film based on the historical work traces in the footage

»The Chase After Death« (Die Jagd nach dem Tode) Part I & II | LIVE MUSIC Daan van den Hurk (Piano) // 35 mm format | black and white | Germany | 1920 | 65 + 60 min | age 12+

During the construction of the railway line between Calcutta and Tibet, engineer McAllen became embroiled in extremely tumultuous adventures — partly because of his love for the Indian dancer Malatti – which almost cost him his life multiple times. The Chase After Death (Die Jagd nach dem Tode) is a highlight of this retrospective for true series fans. This production brings together all the key ingredients of escapist cinema: exoticism, monumentality, and global criminal networks. The production costs were astronomical, with the film sets in Neubabelsberg by Hermann Warm costing 900,000 marks and 1,200 extras needed for the crowd scenes.

REGIE Karl Gerhardt DARSTELLER*INNEN Lil Dagover | Nils Chrisander | Bernhard Goetzke | Ernst Deutsch | Isa Marsen | Reneé Pelar | Kurt Brenkendorf
 

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MON, 6 SEP

6 PM

Introduction and podium discussion on orientalism and the aftermath of the German colonial era in 1920s cinema

7.30 PM

»The Chase After Death« (Die Jagd nach dem Tode) Part III
 

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MI, 8. SEP — 19.30 UHR

»The Miracle of Snowshoes« (Das Wunder des Schneeschuhs) Part I 

»The Chase After Death« (Die Jagd nach dem Tode) Part IV