Swifter Than Death

Swifter Than Death (German: Schneller als der Tod, French: Face à la mort) is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert.[1] It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in Munich and the Côte d'Azur. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke .

Swifter Than Death
Directed byHarry Piel
Gérard Bourgeois
Written byGérard Bourgeois
Edmund Heuberger
Herbert Nossen
Harry Piel
StarringHarry Piel
Dary Holm
Denise Legeay
José Davert
CinematographyGeorg Muschner
Gotthardt Wolf
Production
companies
Hape-Film
Gaumont
Release date
11 April 1925
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
Languages

Cast

References

  1. Elsaesser & Wedel p.191

Bibliography

  • Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael. The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.
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