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
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Hape-Film
Gaumont
Release date
  • 11 April 1925 (1925-04-11)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
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References

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  1. ^ Elsaesser & Wedel p.191

Bibliography

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