The Student of Prague (1913 film)  

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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

The Student of Prague (German: Der Student von Prag), aka A Bargain with Satan is a 1913 German silent film.

The script was written by German writer Hanns Heinz Ewers and is loosely based on "William Wilson" by American author Edgar Allan Poe. There is also an epigraph by Alfred de Musset, based on his poem "The December Night".

The film was directed by Stellan Rye and Paul Wegener.

The film was remade in 1926 under the title The Student of Prague.

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Plot summary

A poor student rescues a beautiful countess and soon becomes obsessed with her. A sorcerer makes a deal with the young man to give him fabulous wealth and anything he wants, if he will sign his name to a contract. The student hurriedly signs the contract, but doesn't know what he's in for.


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