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Danse macabre
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Danse macabre

1922

Directed by Dudley Murphy

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The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?

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Origin country
United States
Runtime
8m
Language
English
TMDB
6.2/10 (21 votes)
IMDb
6.4/10 (295 votes)
Released March 8, 1922

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