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Movie poster: From Morning to Midnight (1920)
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From Morning to Midnight

1920 · 72 min Crime Comedy
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

A cashier in a bank in a small German town is alerted to the power of money by the visit of a rich Italian lady. He embezzles 60,000 Marks and leaves for the capital city, where he attempts to find satisfaction in politics, sport, love and religion.

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Original Title Von morgens bis mitternachts
Year 1920
Country Germany
Genre Crime, Comedy
Director Karlheinz Martin
Runtime 72 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (25 votes)

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The film constructs a frantic, surreal odyssey through the distorted landscapes of Weimar-era desires, relying on stark, theatrical sets and exaggerated performances to critique a society intoxicated by capital. It explores the cashier's desperate pilgrimage through various temples of modern life—politics, sport, love—each revealing itself as a hollow facade.

What lingers after the final frame is the chilling image of a man chasing ghosts in a world where everything, including salvation, has a price tag. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Karlheinz Martin

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Watch as a darkly comic, expressionist fable on the emptiness of spectacle.

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