On the surface a straightforward tale of the search for a buried treasure, the film is a textbook example of German expressionism, with the passions of the protagonists conveyed as much through symbolism as action.
G.W. Pabst | Director |
Otto Tober | Director of Photography |
Willy Hennings | Writer |
Rudolf Bartsch | Novel |
Carl Froelich | Producer |
Robert Herlth | Production Design |
Walter Röhrig | Production Design |
G.W. Pabst | Screenplay |
Walter Schulze-Mittendorff | Art Direction |