How does Phantom end?

In the final act ("Release and Redemption"): After serving his sentence, Lorenz returns to society and channels his trauma into writing a memoir. He finally marries Marie, achieving emotional stability and leaving his phantom past behind.

Phantom (1922) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Phantom
Genre: drama, fantasy, romance
Released: 1922
Rating: 6.9

Plot Analysis Summary

A clerk's obsessive pursuit of an unattainable woman leads to crime, imprisonment, and eventual redemption.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Carriage Obsession

Descent into Deception

Crime and Consequence

Release and Redemption

Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is immediately infatuated with her.

Directed by

F. W. Murnau

Key Cast

Alfred Abel — Lorenz Lubota
Grete Berger — Pfandleiherin Schwabe / Pawnbroker Schwabe
Lil Dagover — Marie Starke
Lya De Putti — Veronika Harlan / Mellitta
Anton Edthofer — Wigottschinski

Rating: 6.9/10 (52 votes)