Downfall (1923 film)

Downfall
Danish poster
Directed by	Ludwig Wolff
Written by	Ludwig Wolff
Produced by	Asta Nielsen
Starring	Asta Nielsen Gregori Chmara Charlotte Schultz
Cinematography	Axel Graatkjær Georg Krause
Production company	Art-Film
Release date	17 May 1923 (1923-05-17)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Downfall (German: Der Absturz) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Ludwig Wolff and starring Asta Nielsen, Gregori Chmara and Charlotte Schultz.^[1] The film was produced by Nielsen's own production company. The sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Beisenherz. It premiered in Düsseldorf and had its Berlin premiere at the Marmorhaus. The film survives but is missing its first reel.