The guy who made The Golem lets Satan ruin a farmer's life—in 40 minutes of silent chaos.
A stylized fairy tale in which a farmer sells his soul to Satan in exchange for prosperity.
Direction
Wegener crams a lifetime of sin into 40 minutes.
Production
Hand-painted sets that scream 1910s nightmare fuel.
Acting
Lubitsch as Satan: smug, theatrical, unforgettable.
Director
Paul Wegener
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of three films Wegener made in 1917, somehow also directing and starring while running a theatre company.
The 'Schlaraffenland' (Land of Milk and Honey) was a medieval peasant fantasy—Wegener twists it into a capitalist cautionary tale about greed destroying rural communities during WWI Germany.
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