''Playing with Fire'' (german: Das Spiel mit dem Feuer) is a 1921

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silent

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directed by Georg Kroll and Robert Wiene and starring

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, Vasilij Vronski, Ossip Runitsch, and

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. It was shot at the

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. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and

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Synopsis

A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors.

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* 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Wiene 1921 comedy-drama films German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer Silent comedy-drama films 1920s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub