Destiny (1921)
Directed by Fritz Lang · Cinematography by Fritz Arno Wagner, Erich Nitzschmann, Hermann Saalfrank
114 min65 frames
DramaFantasy
Love is Stronger Than Death
Stills, screencaps & shots from Destiny
16 of 65 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.
Destiny — official trailer
What is Destiny about?
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.
Destiny is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri. The plot follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover. It is also an anthology film that follows three other tragic romances set in the Middle East, in Venice, and in China.
Second paragraph from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where can you watch Destiny?
US availability for Destiny (1921). Provided by Streaming Availability API by Movie of the Night. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.
Who stars in Destiny?
Who made Destiny?
What does the cinematography of Destiny look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Destiny builds its coverage from medium shots (37% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Fritz Arno Wagner keeps 31% of it in low-key light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 66% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1920s.
What is the color palette of Destiny?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Destiny (1921) are #070708, #fbfafa, #322b2e, #d4d1ce, #47362b, #061727 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#070708#fbfafa#322b2e#d4d1ce#47362b#061727
See the full Destiny colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 65 frames of Destiny (1921), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.
Techniques in this film
More films by Fritz Lang
More Drama films
Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.