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22 August 1913 (Germany) more
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A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed with her. A sorcerer makes a deal... more | full synopsis
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Cast

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Paul Wegener ... Balduin
John Gottowt ... Scapinelli
Grete Berger ... Komtesse Margit
Lyda Salmonova ... Lyduschka
Lothar Körner ... Graf von Schwarzenberg
Fritz Weidemann ... Baron Waldis-Schwarzenberg
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Also Known As:
A Bargain with Satan (USA)
The Student of Prague (International: English title)
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Runtime:
85 min | 41 min (Alpha Video)
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1.33 : 1 more
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This is often considered to be the first horror film ever made. more
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Version of Histoires extraordinaires (1968) more

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Decent, 8 March 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Student of Prague, The (1913)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

A poor college student (Paul Wegener) falls in love with a rich woman so he makes a deal with a sorcerer. The sorcerer pays him 100,000 gold pieces for anything in the student's room. The sorcerer decides to steal the student's soul. This is a pretty good horror film that manages to have a few very creepy scenes including the first scene where the soul is taken. The rest of the film is pretty weak working itself up towards the very good ending. This is still a very important film for horror fans to seek out.

You can check my review of the remake here as well.

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