The Dangerous Age (Das gefährliche Alter) 96 years old

The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable university professor. And yet, there’s something that nags her. She’s about to reach “the dangerous age”, when beauty begins to fade and boredom kicks in. She falls in love with a younger man and divorces her husband, but ends up hiding away in a country house where she can age in secret.

Credits

The Dangerous Age Cast

Name Character
Josefine Dora She was 59, 76 years old when she died as Wirtin
Walter Rilla He was 32, 85 years old when he died as Jörgen
Asta Nielsen She was 46, 90 years old when she died as Elsie
Lucie Höflich She was 44, 73 years old when she died as Köchin Tob
Trude Hesterberg She was 35, 75 years old when she died as Lilly
Maria Paudler She was 24, 87 years old when she died as Magna

The Dangerous Age Crew

Name Department
Eugen Illés as Director. He was 50 (74) years old when He died Directing
The Dangerous Age poster
The Dangerous Age (96 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 17, 1927
  • Runtime: 78 minutes