''Driving Force'' () is a 1921 German

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directed by Zoltán Nagy and starring

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and

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. It premiered at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and .

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* 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films based on works by Victorien Sardou {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub