Husbands or Lovers (1924)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 0M

Director : Paul Czinner
Writer : Paul Czinner

Synopsis

A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.

Actors

Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner
Nju
Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings
Ehemann
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter
Maria Bard
Maria Bard
Kindermädchen
Nils Edwall
Nils Edwall
Kind
Annie Röttgen
Annie Röttgen
Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer
Karl Platen
Karl Platen
Max Kronert
Max Kronert
Walter Werner
Walter Werner
Grete Lundt
Grete Lundt
Maria Forescu
Maria Forescu
Fritz Ley
Fritz Ley

Crews

Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
Director
Ossip Dymow
Ossip Dymow
Writer
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
Screenplay
Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner
Executive Producer
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner
Producer
Bruno Schulz
Bruno Schulz
Music
Axel Graatkjær
Axel Graatkjær
Director of Photography
Reimar Kuntze
Reimar Kuntze
Director of Photography
Bohumil Heš
Bohumil Heš
Art Direction
Paul Rieth
Paul Rieth
Art Direction

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