Released:
1920-09-02

Overview:
Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the portrait in his study. After turning down a wealthy patron's offer to buy the picture, Percy falls asleep while reading stories of Genuine's life. Genuine comes to life from the painting and escapes.

Director:
Robert Wiene

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Horror

• Cast:
• 
  Fern Andra
  as
  Genuine
• 
  Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
  as
  Florian
• 
  Ernst Gronau
  as
  Lord Melo
• 
  Harald Paulsen
  as
  Percy Melo
• 
  Albert Bennefeld
  as
  Curzon