[2] It was one of Murnau's first directorial attempts, and along with his 1920 Der Januskopf, is today considered a lost film.

The film starred Fritz Kortner, Sadjah Gezza and Conrad Veidt.

Robert Wiene probably had more control over the film than Murnau did, since he wrote the screenplay.

Murnau hired Conrad Veidt to work with him in his next film, the 1920 Der Januskopf (which also featured Bela Lugosi).

The third story deals with an idealistic young revolutionary named Hans Conrad, who is goaded into violence by a strange man named Grodski (Veidt), who seems to be Satan in human form.