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Playing with fire is a film of genre Drama directed by Robert Wiene with Diana Karenne

Playing with fire (1921)

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For 1921 Universal film of the same name, see Playing with Fire (1921 Universal film)



Playing with Fire (German: Das Spiel mit dem Feuer) is a 1921 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Georg Kroll and Robert Wiene and starring Diana Karenne, Vasilij Vronski, Ossip Runitsch and Anton Edthofer. A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burgalry of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.

Actors

Diana Karenne

(Lucia Tosti, die berühmte Schauspielerin)Ossip Runitsch

(Der Graf)Anton Edthofer

(Der Dichter Carlo Spini)
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