Playing with fire

Playing with fire

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

May 19, 1921

Runtime

1h 18m

Original Title

Das Spiel mit dem Feuer

Production Companies

Decla-Bioscop

Director

Robert Wiene

Description

A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.