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{{Infobox film | |||
| name = Lilith and Ly | |||
| image = LilithandLy.jpg | |||
| caption = Still image from the silent film Lilith and Ly | |||
| director = Erich Kober | |||
| producer = | |||
| writer = Fritz Lang | |||
| starring = Herr Akner<br>Elga Beck<br>Ernst Escherich | |||
| music = | |||
| cinematography = Willy Hameister | |||
| editing = | |||
| studio = Fiat Films | |||
| distributor = | |||
| released = 1919 | |||
| runtime = 20 Minutes | |||
| country = Austria | |||
| language = Silent Film | |||
| budget = | |||
| gross = | |||
}} | |||
''For other uses of the name Lilith, see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]]'' | |||
'''Lilith and Ly''', also known as '''Lilith und Ly''' in its original Austrian release, is a 1919 silent black and white horror film. It was directed by Erich Kober and written by Fritz Lang. Fritz Lang is well known for his silent film ''Metropolis'' and some of the themes of futuristic devices appear in this earlier movie as well. In this film, an inventor discovers how to create life through the mystical powers of a strange ruby, and endows a statue he has fallen in love with named [[Lilith]] with life. | |||
== Overview == | |||
*Title: Lilith and Ly | |||
*Release Date: 1919 | |||
*Director: Erich Kober | |||
*Writer: Fritz Lang | |||
*Rating: None | |||
*Studio: Fiat Films | |||
*Run Time: 20 Minutes | |||
*Genre: Silent film, Black and White, Horror | |||
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== Plot Summary == | |||
==Plot== | |||
An inventor named Landow uses a strange jewel to bring to life a statue of Lilith, and falls in love with her. Soon, however, she begins to appear on a screen, also developed by Landow, which reveals her to be a vampire who is slowly sucking his life essence from him, causing him to gradually fade away. | An inventor named Landow uses a strange jewel to bring to life a statue of Lilith, and falls in love with her. Soon, however, she begins to appear on a screen, also developed by Landow, which reveals her to be a vampire who is slowly sucking his life essence from him, causing him to gradually fade away. | ||
He realizes the situation has become even more drastic when he notices his new love, Ly, is being possessed by Lilith and has also begun fading away. Landow disposes of the magic ruby, and destroys his creation. | He realizes the situation has become even more drastic when he notices his new love, Ly, is being possessed by Lilith and has also begun fading away. Landow disposes of the magic ruby, and destroys his creation. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010359/ This | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010359/ This film at the Internet Movie Database] | ||