Accident (1928 film)

Accident
Accident
German	Polizeibericht Überfall
Directed by	Ernő Metzner
Written by	Grace Chiang [de; fr]; Ernő Metzner;
Cinematography	Eduard von Borsody
Release date	1928;
Running time	21 minutes
Country	Weimar Republic
Language	German

Accident (German: Polizeibericht Überfall) is a 1928 German short film directed by Ernő Metzner.^[1]

Plot

The film centers on the struggles of a German citizen who happens upon a counterfeit coin lying in a gutter. The opening sequence of the movie gives a brief glimpse into the notion that the coin might be "cursed," as another passerby is struck down by a car while reaching for the coin in the middle of the road. Although the finder of the coin is at first glad, he soon regrets ever having picked it up.

Cast

References

^ Eisner, Lotte H. (1969). The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. Translated by Greaves, Roger. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-520-02479-3.

External links

Accident at IMDb
Accident is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Eisner, Lotte H. (1969). The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. Translated by Greaves, Roger. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-520-02479-3.

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